Child mortality in Maldives
Maldives: Child mortality was 0.5439 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5439 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
156th
of 203 countries
All-time high
45.82 deaths per 100 live births
in 1800
All-time low
0.5439 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Child mortality in Maldives, 1800–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality in Maldives is 0.5439 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality in Maldives peaked at 45.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.5439 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Maldives 156th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 45.51 deaths per 100 live births | 45.2 deaths per 100 live births | 45.82 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1810s | 44.82 deaths per 100 live births | 44.51 deaths per 100 live births | 45.13 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1820s | 44.14 deaths per 100 live births | 43.83 deaths per 100 live births | 44.44 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1830s | 43.46 deaths per 100 live births | 43.16 deaths per 100 live births | 43.76 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1840s | 42.8 deaths per 100 live births | 42.51 deaths per 100 live births | 43.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1850s | 42.15 deaths per 100 live births | 41.86 deaths per 100 live births | 42.44 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1860s | 41.51 deaths per 100 live births | 41.23 deaths per 100 live births | 41.8 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1870s | 40.88 deaths per 100 live births | 40.6 deaths per 100 live births | 41.16 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1880s | 40.26 deaths per 100 live births | 39.98 deaths per 100 live births | 40.53 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1890s | 39.64 deaths per 100 live births | 39.37 deaths per 100 live births | 39.92 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1900s | 39.04 deaths per 100 live births | 38.77 deaths per 100 live births | 39.31 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1910s | 38.45 deaths per 100 live births | 38.18 deaths per 100 live births | 38.71 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1920s | 37.86 deaths per 100 live births | 37.6 deaths per 100 live births | 38.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1930s | 37.29 deaths per 100 live births | 37.03 deaths per 100 live births | 37.55 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1940s | 36.72 deaths per 100 live births | 36.47 deaths per 100 live births | 36.97 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1950s | 35.27 deaths per 100 live births | 34.25 deaths per 100 live births | 36.41 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 30.92 deaths per 100 live births | 26.84 deaths per 100 live births | 34.05 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.83 deaths per 100 live births | 16 deaths per 100 live births | 25.85 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.95 deaths per 100 live births | 9.2 deaths per 100 live births | 15.13 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | 4.41 deaths per 100 live births | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7401 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6097 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5439 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6879 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Maldives
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,708 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,640 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,534 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality in Maldives?
- Child mortality in Maldives was 0.5439 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 45.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
- What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5439 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for child mortality?
- Maldives ranks 156th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.