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

Maldives, at 25 deaths against 22 deaths in Tonga as of 2023.

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

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 Tonga: Number of infants who die before age 1

Maldives

25 deaths

in 2023

Tonga

22 deaths

in 2023

Maldives rank

187th

Tonga rank

188th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Maldives
Tonga

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 25 deaths against 22 deaths in Tonga, a difference of 3 deaths.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 187th and Tonga ranks 188th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1950s	747.6 deaths	217.6 deaths	530 deaths	Maldives
1960s	955.7 deaths	165.6 deaths	790.1 deaths	Maldives
1970s	906.7 deaths	104.2 deaths	802.5 deaths	Maldives
1980s	741 deaths	74 deaths	667 deaths	Maldives
1990s	403.5 deaths	51.4 deaths	352.1 deaths	Maldives
2000s	119.4 deaths	39.1 deaths	80.3 deaths	Maldives
2010s	61.4 deaths	29.1 deaths	32.3 deaths	Maldives
2020s	29.25 deaths	23 deaths	6.25 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 Tonga?: Maldives, at 25 deaths against 22 deaths in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Maldives and Tonga?: 3 deaths, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Tonga?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Tonga rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Maldives ranks 187th and Tonga ranks 188th 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.