Infant mortality rate wdi in Maldives
Maldives: Infant mortality rate wdi was 0.4339 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate wdi in Maldives, 1962–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate wdi in Maldives is 0.4339, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate wdi in Maldives peaked at 22.31 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4339, in 2024.
That places Maldives 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.64 | 18.87 | 22.31 | 8 |
| 1970s | 15.07 | 11.87 | 18.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.97 | 6.98 | 11.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.99 | 3.36 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9 | 1.14 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.805 | 0.5855 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.485 | 0.4339 | 0.5449 | 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 infant mortality rate wdi in Maldives?
- Infant mortality rate wdi in Maldives was 0.4339 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 22.31 in 1962.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4339 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for infant mortality rate wdi?
- Maldives ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate wdi rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. 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 rate wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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