Healthy life expectancy at birth in Maldives

Maldives: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 66.67 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
66.67
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
41st
of 185 countries
All-time high
69.13
in 2018
All-time low
61.39
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Maldives, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 61.42001: 622002: 62.62003: 63.22004: 632005: 64.42006: 64.82007: 65.12008: 65.52009: 65.82010: 66.12011: 66.42012: 66.92013: 67.32014: 67.72015: 682016: 68.42017: 68.72018: 69.12019: 66.92020: 67.42021: 66.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy at birth in Maldives is 66.67, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Maldives peaked at 69.13 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 61.39, in 2000.

That places Maldives 41st out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.78 61.39 65.8 10
2010s 67.57 66.07 69.13 10
2020s 67.03 66.67 67.38 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 38 Panama 66.74 compare
  2. 39 Sri Lanka 66.73 compare
  3. 40 Albania 66.69 compare
  4. 42 Barbados 66.67 compare
  5. 43 Czechia 66.66 compare
  6. 44 Antigua and Barbuda 66.52 compare

See the full ranking of 185 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Maldives?
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Maldives was 66.67 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 69.13 in 2018.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 61.39 in 2000.
How does Maldives rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
Maldives ranks 41st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
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