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

Maldives, at 5 deaths against 4 deaths in Barbados as of 2100.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

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.

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

Barbados

4 deaths

in 2100

Maldives

5 deaths

in 2100

Barbados rank

178th

Maldives rank

175th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Barbados
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 5 deaths against 4 deaths in Barbados, a difference of 1 deaths.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 178th and Maldives ranks 175th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2020s	31.83 deaths	21.17 deaths	10.67 deaths	Barbados
2030s	23.7 deaths	14.4 deaths	9.3 deaths	Barbados
2040s	16.6 deaths	12.1 deaths	4.5 deaths	Barbados
2050s	12 deaths	9.3 deaths	2.7 deaths	Barbados
2060s	9 deaths	7.3 deaths	1.7 deaths	Barbados
2070s	6.8 deaths	7 deaths	0.2 deaths	Maldives
2080s	5.4 deaths	6.2 deaths	0.8 deaths	Maldives
2090s	4.3 deaths	5.2 deaths	0.9 deaths	Maldives
2100s	4 deaths	5 deaths	1 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, Barbados or Maldives?: Maldives, at 5 deaths against 4 deaths in Barbados as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Barbados and Maldives?: 1 deaths, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Barbados ranks 178th and Maldives ranks 175th 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, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.