Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Maldives
Maldives: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 0 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Maldives stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Maldives peaked at 5.08 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Maldives 105th out of 110 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 2.92 | — |
| 2002 | 1.52 | -48.1% |
| 2003 | 1.57 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.22 | +105.6% |
| 2005 | 1.64 | -48.9% |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 5.08 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 3.18 | — |
| 2012 | 4.66 | +46.6% |
| 2013 | 1.51 | -67.6% |
| 2014 | 1.46 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.84 | +93.9% |
| 2016 | 2.78 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.08 | +47.1% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.87. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.99 | 0 | 5.08 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.05 | 0 | 4.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 102 Denmark 0.9689 compare
- 103 Oman 0.9078 compare
- 104 Georgia 0.8374 compare
- 105 French Guiana 0 compare
- 105 Grenada 0 compare
- 105 Martinique 0 compare
- 105 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 105 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Maldives?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Maldives was 0 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.08 in 2008.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Maldives ranks 105th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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