Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Maldives
Maldives: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Maldives stood at 0 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Maldives peaked at 7.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Maldives 100th 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 | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 7.09 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2013 | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -48.1% |
| 2014 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2016 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2018 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2019 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3145 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 97 Greece 0.9382 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 Albania 0.7896 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5847 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Brunei Darussalam 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 French Guiana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Grenada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Luxembourg 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Malta 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Martinique 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 North Macedonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Puerto Rico 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.092 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 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by 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 7.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Maldives ranks 100th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by 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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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.