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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia 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.

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

Latvia

4 deaths

in 2100

Maldives

5 deaths

in 2100

Latvia rank

178th

Maldives rank

175th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Latvia
Maldives

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Latvia ahead.

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

Across the 9 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 7 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2020s	34.5 deaths	21.17 deaths	13.33 deaths	Latvia
2030s	26.2 deaths	14.4 deaths	11.8 deaths	Latvia
2040s	21.4 deaths	12.1 deaths	9.3 deaths	Latvia
2050s	14.5 deaths	9.3 deaths	5.2 deaths	Latvia
2060s	9.9 deaths	7.3 deaths	2.6 deaths	Latvia
2070s	8.5 deaths	7 deaths	1.5 deaths	Latvia
2080s	6.5 deaths	6.2 deaths	0.3 deaths	Latvia
2090s	4.8 deaths	5.2 deaths	0.4 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, Latvia or Maldives?: Maldives, at 5 deaths against 4 deaths in Latvia as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Latvia and Maldives?: 1 deaths, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Maldives?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Latvia and Maldives rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Latvia 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.