Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Maldives
Maldives: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 0.5439 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Maldives, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs child mortality in Maldives is 0.5439, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Maldives peaked at 15.13 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.5439, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 155th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.95 | 9.2 | 15.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.55 | 4.41 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 1.49 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.7401 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6097 | 0.5439 | 0.6879 | 5 |
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More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,560 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 4,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 3,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,716 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 31.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,236 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Maldives?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Maldives was 0.5439 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 15.13 in 1980.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5439 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Maldives ranks 155th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs 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 volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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