Deaths aged 15 to 24 in Maldives
Maldives: Deaths aged 15 to 24 was 21 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Deaths aged 15 to 24 in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 21 for deaths aged 15 to 24 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths aged 15 to 24 in Maldives peaked at 54 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2024.
That places Maldives 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Deaths aged 15 to 24 in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54 | — |
| 1991 | 49 | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 45 | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 39 | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 39 | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 41 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 44 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 48 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 51 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 49 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 47 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 44 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 40 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 36 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 30 | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 27 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 21 | -4.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 21 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 705, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 21 is below the median for South Asia, which is 3,404, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths aged 15 to 24 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 | +50.0% | 36 | 54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.3 | 37 | 54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.1 | 36 | 54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9 | 34 | 53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8 | 21 | 30 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More health data for Maldives
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 deaths aged 15 to 24 in Maldives?
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 in Maldives was 21 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths aged 15 to 24 recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 54 in 1990.
- What is the lowest deaths aged 15 to 24 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for deaths aged 15 to 24?
- Maldives ranks 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths aged 15 to 24 rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths aged 15 to 24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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