Infant mortality rate in Maldives
Maldives: Infant mortality rate was 0.4745 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in Maldives, 1962–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Maldives is 0.4745 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Maldives peaked at 24 deaths per 100 live births in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4745 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 151st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.21 deaths per 100 live births | 20.28 deaths per 100 live births | 24 deaths per 100 live births | 8 |
| 1970s | 16.23 deaths per 100 live births | 12.8 deaths per 100 live births | 19.65 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.78 deaths per 100 live births | 7.68 deaths per 100 live births | 12.16 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8961 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6424 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5308 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4745 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5978 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Maldives
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,534 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Maldives?
- Infant mortality rate in Maldives was 0.4745 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 24 deaths per 100 live births in 1962.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4745 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for infant mortality rate?
- Maldives ranks 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .