Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Maldives, 1967–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Maldives stood at 0 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.0034 units per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 155th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.0034 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0.0031 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0029 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0027 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0026 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.002 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.001 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per person | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per person | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per person | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per person | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +29.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -42.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +24.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -20.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 38% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0 units per person, 16% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +29.7% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2005 | -42.3% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Maldives?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Maldives was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 units per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
- Maldives ranks 155th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.