Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Maldives or Malta?

Malta, at 26 deaths against 25 deaths in Maldives as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Malta: Number of infants who die before age 1

Maldives

25 deaths

in 2023

Malta

26 deaths

in 2023

Maldives rank

187th

Malta rank

185th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Maldives
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 26 deaths against 25 deaths in Maldives, a difference of 1 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Maldives ranks 187th and Malta ranks 185th of 236 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1950s	747.6 deaths	494.4 deaths	253.2 deaths	Maldives
1960s	955.7 deaths	203.6 deaths	752.1 deaths	Maldives
1970s	906.7 deaths	112.9 deaths	793.8 deaths	Maldives
1980s	741 deaths	68.4 deaths	672.6 deaths	Maldives
1990s	403.5 deaths	46.5 deaths	357 deaths	Maldives
2000s	119.4 deaths	22.8 deaths	96.6 deaths	Maldives
2010s	61.4 deaths	25.5 deaths	35.9 deaths	Maldives
2020s	29.25 deaths	22 deaths	7.25 deaths	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Maldives or Malta?: Malta, at 26 deaths against 25 deaths in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Maldives and Malta?: 1 deaths, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Maldives ranks 187th and Malta ranks 185th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.