Infant mortality by sex in Maldives
Maldives: Infant mortality by sex was 0.5128 in 2024. β Volatile
Infant mortality by sex in Maldives, 1962β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality by sex in Maldives is 0.5128, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Maldives peaked at 25.6 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.5128, in 2024.
That places Maldives 146th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.69 | 21.63 | 25.6 | 8 |
| 1970s | 17.32 | 13.72 | 20.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.55 | 8.34 | 13.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.06 | 4.16 | 7.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 | 1.42 | 3.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9825 | 0.6961 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5738 | 0.5128 | 0.6473 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5897 compare
- 144 Slovak Republic 0.5893 compare
- 145 Sri Lanka 0.5713 compare
- 147 Qatar 0.5113 compare
- 148 Canada 0.5094 compare
- 149 Serbia, Republic of 0.5085 compare
More health data for Maldives
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,560 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,708 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,640 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex in Maldives?
- Infant mortality by sex in Maldives was 0.5128 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6 in 1962.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5128 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for infant mortality by sex?
- Maldives ranks 146th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. 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 Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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