Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Maldives
Maldives: Life expectancy hmd unwpp was 81.04 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.04
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
49th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.04
in 2023
All-time low
36.49
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 81.04 for life expectancy hmd unwpp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy hmd unwpp in Maldives peaked at 81.04 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.49, in 1950.
Maldives ranks 49th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.14 | 36.49 | 37.89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.65 | 38.24 | 43.65 | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.9 | 44.52 | 53.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.69 | 54.82 | 62.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.6 | 63.15 | 70.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.93 | 70.89 | 76.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.33 | 76.76 | 79.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.64 | 78.05 | 81.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 46 United Kingdom 81.3 compare
- 47 Bahrain 81.28 compare
- 48 Chile 81.17 compare
- 50 Isle of Man 81 compare
- 51 Costa Rica 80.8 compare
- 52 Taiwan 80.56 compare
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 region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 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 life expectancy hmd unwpp in Maldives?
- Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Maldives was 81.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 81.04 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.49 in 1950.
- How does Maldives rank for life expectancy hmd unwpp?
- Maldives ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy hmd unwpp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy hmd unwpp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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