Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Maldives
Maldives: Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group was 0.5463 in 2024. β Volatile
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Maldives, 1990β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Maldives is 0.5463, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Maldives peaked at 9.14 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5463, in 2024.
That places Maldives 103rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.81 | 4.5 | 9.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 | 1.5 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.7437 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6123 | 0.5463 | 0.691 | 5 |
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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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Maldives?
- Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Maldives was 0.5463 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 9.14 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5463 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group?
- Maldives ranks 103rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. 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 Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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