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

Saint Lucia, at 29 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 Saint Lucia?

4 deaths, with Saint Lucia ahead.

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

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 Saint Lucia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Maldives

25 deaths

in 2023

Saint Lucia

29 deaths

in 2023

Maldives rank

187th

Saint Lucia rank

184th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Maldives
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 29 deaths against 25 deaths in Maldives, a difference of 4 deaths.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 187th and Saint Lucia ranks 184th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 7 and Saint Lucia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	747.6 deaths	462.4 deaths	285.2 deaths	Maldives
1960s	955.7 deaths	317.9 deaths	637.8 deaths	Maldives
1970s	906.7 deaths	157.4 deaths	749.3 deaths	Maldives
1980s	741 deaths	87.7 deaths	653.3 deaths	Maldives
1990s	403.5 deaths	59.4 deaths	344.1 deaths	Maldives
2000s	119.4 deaths	40.2 deaths	79.2 deaths	Maldives
2010s	61.4 deaths	32.3 deaths	29.1 deaths	Maldives
2020s	29.25 deaths	30 deaths	0.75 deaths	Saint Lucia

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 Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 29 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 Saint Lucia?: 4 deaths, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Saint Lucia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Maldives ranks 187th and Saint Lucia ranks 184th 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.