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Food supply vs. life expectancy in Maldives

Maldives: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 81.04 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
81.04 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
49th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.04 years
in 2023
All-time low
36.49 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Food supply vs. life expectancy in Maldives, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 81.04 years for food supply vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Maldives peaked at 81.04 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.49 years, in 1950.

That places Maldives 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Food supply vs. life expectancy in Maldives, year by year

Year years Change
1950 36.49 years —
1951 37.08 years +1.6%
1952 37 years -0.2%
1953 36.95 years -0.1%
1954 36.95 years +0.0%
1955 37.01 years +0.2%
1956 37.15 years +0.4%
1957 37.34 years +0.5%
1958 37.59 years +0.7%
1959 37.89 years +0.8%
1960 38.24 years +0.9%
1961 38.65 years +1.0%
1962 39.09 years +1.2%
1963 39.59 years +1.3%
1964 40.15 years +1.4%
1965 40.76 years +1.5%
1966 41.41 years +1.6%
1967 42.11 years +1.7%
1968 42.85 years +1.8%
1969 43.65 years +1.9%
1970 44.52 years +2.0%
1971 45.45 years +2.1%
1972 46.43 years +2.1%
1973 47.46 years +2.2%
1974 48.53 years +2.3%
1975 49.65 years +2.3%
1976 50.75 years +2.2%
1977 51.84 years +2.1%
1978 50.45 years -2.7%
1979 53.87 years +6.8%
1980 54.82 years +1.8%
1981 55.73 years +1.7%
1982 56.61 years +1.6%
1983 57.48 years +1.5%
1984 58.34 years +1.5%
1985 59.18 years +1.4%
1986 59.99 years +1.4%
1987 60.79 years +1.3%
1988 61.59 years +1.3%
1989 62.38 years +1.3%
1990 63.15 years +1.2%
1991 63.91 years +1.2%
1992 64.66 years +1.2%
1993 65.43 years +1.2%
1994 66.2 years +1.2%
1995 66.96 years +1.2%
1996 67.73 years +1.2%
1997 68.52 years +1.2%
1998 69.3 years +1.1%
1999 70.16 years +1.2%
2000 70.89 years +1.0%
2001 71.66 years +1.1%
2002 72.36 years +1.0%
2003 73.26 years +1.2%
2004 73.01 years -0.3%
2005 74.78 years +2.4%
2006 75.26 years +0.6%
2007 75.71 years +0.6%
2008 76 years +0.4%
2009 76.37 years +0.5%
2010 76.76 years +0.5%
2011 77.14 years +0.5%
2012 77.51 years +0.5%
2013 77.85 years +0.4%
2014 78.19 years +0.4%
2015 78.61 years +0.5%
2016 78.91 years +0.4%
2017 79.23 years +0.4%
2018 79.43 years +0.3%
2019 79.71 years +0.3%
2020 78.71 years -1.2%
2021 78.05 years -0.8%
2022 80.76 years +3.5%
2023 81.04 years +0.3%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 81.04 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 81.04 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 73.82 years, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 37.14 years 36.49 years 37.89 years 10
1960s 40.65 years 38.24 years 43.65 years 10
1970s 48.9 years 44.52 years 53.87 years 10
1980s 58.69 years 54.82 years 62.38 years 10
1990s 66.6 years 63.15 years 70.16 years 10
2000s 73.93 years 70.89 years 76.37 years 10
2010s 78.33 years 76.76 years 79.71 years 10
2020s 79.64 years 78.05 years 81.04 years 4

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 46 United Kingdom 81.3 years compare
  2. 47 Bahrain 81.28 years compare
  3. 48 Chile 81.17 years compare
  4. 50 Isle of Man 81 years compare
  5. 51 Costa Rica 80.8 years compare
  6. 52 Taiwan 80.56 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Maldives?
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Maldives was 81.04 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 81.04 years in 2023.
What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 36.49 years in 1950.
How does Maldives rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
Maldives ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food supply vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.