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

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

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

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.

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

Maldives

5 deaths

in 2100

Malta

4 deaths

in 2100

Maldives rank

175th

Malta rank

178th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Maldives
Malta

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Maldives ahead.

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

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Malta	Difference	Ahead
2020s	21.17 deaths	18.17 deaths	3 deaths	Maldives
2030s	14.4 deaths	13.3 deaths	1.1 deaths	Maldives
2040s	12.1 deaths	10.5 deaths	1.6 deaths	Maldives
2050s	9.3 deaths	8.9 deaths	0.4 deaths	Maldives
2060s	7.3 deaths	7 deaths	0.3 deaths	Maldives
2070s	7 deaths	5.7 deaths	1.3 deaths	Maldives
2080s	6.2 deaths	5 deaths	1.2 deaths	Maldives
2090s	5.2 deaths	4.1 deaths	1.1 deaths	Maldives
2100s	5 deaths	4 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, Maldives or Malta?: Maldives, at 5 deaths against 4 deaths in Malta as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Maldives and Malta?: 1 deaths, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Maldives ranks 175th and Malta ranks 178th 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.