Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Maldives
Maldives: Deaths aged 5 to 24 was 30 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 30 for deaths aged 5 to 24 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths aged 5 to 24 in Maldives peaked at 114 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 176th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 114 | — |
| 1991 | 108 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 104 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 101 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 98 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 93 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 82 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 79 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 75 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 112 | +53.4% |
| 2005 | 71 | -36.6% |
| 2006 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 74 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 67 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 64 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 61 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 58 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 55 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 51 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 48 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 43 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 37 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 33 | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 30 | -9.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 30 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 999.5, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 30 is below the median for South Asia, which is 4,916, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths aged 5 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 | +53.4% | 73 | 112 |
| 2005 | -36.6% | 112 | 71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.3 | 82 | 114 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.6 | 71 | 112 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6 | 48 | 75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6 | 30 | 43 | 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 5 to 24 in Maldives?
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Maldives was 30 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths aged 5 to 24 recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 114 in 1990.
- What is the lowest deaths aged 5 to 24 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for deaths aged 5 to 24?
- Maldives ranks 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths aged 5 to 24 rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. 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 5 to 24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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