Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Mayotte or Puerto Rico?

Mayotte, at 98 deaths against 98 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Puerto Rico?

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.

Mayotte vs Puerto Rico: Number of infants who die before age 1

Mayotte

98 deaths

in 2023

Puerto Rico

98 deaths

in 2023

Mayotte rank

159th

Puerto Rico rank

159th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Mayotte
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Mayotte currently reports 98 deaths against 98 deaths in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 deaths.

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

Mayotte ranks 159th and Puerto Rico ranks 159th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mayotte	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	129.9 deaths	4,287 deaths	4,157 deaths	Puerto Rico
1960s	93.7 deaths	2,700 deaths	2,606 deaths	Puerto Rico
1970s	74.1 deaths	1,801 deaths	1,727 deaths	Puerto Rico
1980s	64.3 deaths	1,332 deaths	1,267 deaths	Puerto Rico
1990s	58.4 deaths	910.3 deaths	851.9 deaths	Puerto Rico
2000s	40.7 deaths	422.6 deaths	381.9 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	63.5 deaths	211.5 deaths	148 deaths	Puerto Rico
2020s	90.75 deaths	101.5 deaths	10.75 deaths	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Mayotte or Puerto Rico?: Mayotte, at 98 deaths against 98 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Mayotte and Puerto Rico?: 0 deaths, with Mayotte ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mayotte and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Mayotte ranks 159th and Puerto Rico ranks 159th 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.