Child mortality, annual growth rate in Maldives
Maldives: Child mortality, annual growth rate was -5.26 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality, annual growth rate in Maldives, 1963–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality, annual growth rate in Maldives stood at -5.26 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality, annual growth rate in Maldives peaked at -0.7299 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -20.59 % change on previous year, in 2005.
That places Maldives 189th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Child mortality, annual growth rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -2.72 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | -2.83 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1965 | -2.88 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1966 | -3.03 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1967 | -3.19 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1968 | -3.4 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 1969 | -3.49 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1970 | -3.69 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 1971 | -4.02 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 1972 | -4.47 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 1973 | -4.89 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1974 | -5.28 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1975 | -5.53 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1976 | -5.7 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1977 | -5.63 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1978 | -5.57 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1979 | -5.6 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1980 | -5.44 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1981 | -5.42 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1982 | -5.38 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1983 | -5.32 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1984 | -5.38 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1985 | -5.28 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1986 | -5.4 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1987 | -5.43 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1988 | -5.45 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1989 | -5.35 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1990 | -5.43 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1991 | -5.63 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1992 | -5.72 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1993 | -6.07 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1994 | -6.46 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1995 | -7.21 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 1996 | -7.61 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1997 | -8.23 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1998 | -8.79 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1999 | -9.63 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 2000 | -10.43 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2001 | -11.14 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2002 | -11.4 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2003 | -11.9 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2004 | -0.7299 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 2005 | -20.59 % change on previous year | +2720.6% |
| 2006 | -10.19 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 2007 | -9.28 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 2008 | -8.52 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2009 | -7.45 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 2010 | -7.38 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2011 | -6.52 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2012 | -6.2 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2013 | -6.61 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 2014 | -6.19 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2015 | -6.6 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 2016 | -7.07 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2017 | -6.52 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 2018 | -6.98 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2019 | -7.5 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 2020 | -6.76 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 2021 | -7.25 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 2022 | -6.25 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 2023 | -5 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2024 | -5.26 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -2720.6% | -0.7299 % change on previous year | -20.59 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | +93.9% | -11.9 % change on previous year | -0.7299 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +50.5% | -20.59 % change on previous year | -10.19 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.08 % change on previous year | -3.49 % change on previous year | -2.72 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1970s | -5.04 % change on previous year | -5.7 % change on previous year | -3.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -5.38 % change on previous year | -5.45 % change on previous year | -5.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -7.08 % change on previous year | -9.63 % change on previous year | -5.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -10.16 % change on previous year | -20.59 % change on previous year | -0.7299 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.76 % change on previous year | -7.5 % change on previous year | -6.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.1 % change on previous year | -7.25 % change on previous year | -5 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 186 Nauru -4.6 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Estonia -4.76 % change on previous year compare
- 188 India -5 % change on previous year compare
- 190 Tunisia -6.2 % change on previous year compare
- 191 China -6.56 % change on previous year compare
- 192 North Korea -7.22 % change on previous year compare
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- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality, annual growth rate in Maldives?
- Child mortality, annual growth rate in Maldives was -5.26 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was -0.7299 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.59 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for child mortality, annual growth rate?
- Maldives ranks 189th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.