Adolescent mortality rate in Maldives
Maldives: Adolescent mortality rate was 0.8246 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Maldives, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Maldives is 0.8246, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Maldives peaked at 3.58 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8246, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 146th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.58 | — |
| 1991 | 3.39 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 3.22 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 3.06 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 2.91 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 2.78 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 2.65 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 2.53 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 2.43 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.33 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 2.25 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 2.17 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.04 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.22 | +58.2% |
| 2005 | 1.92 | -40.3% |
| 2006 | 1.87 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.81 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.75 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.68 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.61 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.54 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.47 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.39 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.31 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.23 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.16 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9432 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8799 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8246 | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.89 | 2.33 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 | 1.68 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 | 0.9432 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8523 | 0.8246 | 0.8799 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 143 Argentina 0.844 compare
- 144 Sri Lanka 0.8401 compare
- 145 North Macedonia 0.8294 compare
- 147 Tonga 0.7778 compare
- 148 United States of America 0.7774 compare
- 149 Saudi Arabia 0.7703 compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,560 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1904 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2695 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Maldives?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Maldives was 0.8246 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8246 in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Maldives ranks 146th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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