Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Maldives
Maldives: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 0.5153 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Maldives stood at 0.5153. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Maldives peaked at 5.51 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5153, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 159th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.51 | — |
| 1991 | 5.13 | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 4.79 | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 4.47 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 4.17 | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 3.9 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 3.64 | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 3.41 | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 3.21 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 3.02 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 2.85 | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 2.71 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 2.58 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 2.46 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 4.29 | +74.3% |
| 2005 | 2.26 | -47.3% |
| 2006 | 2.17 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.07 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.97 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.87 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.76 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.65 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.54 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 1.42 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 1.31 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9876 | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8929 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8072 | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7285 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6581 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5995 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5516 | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5153 | -6.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.5153 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11, 46% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.5153 is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.11, 24% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +74.3% | 2.46 | 4.29 |
| 2005 | -47.3% | 4.29 | 2.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.12 | 3.02 | 5.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 | 1.87 | 4.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 | 0.8072 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6106 | 0.5153 | 0.7285 | 5 |
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More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Maldives?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Maldives was 0.5153 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5153 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Maldives ranks 159th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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