Number of children who die before age 5 in Maldives
Maldives: Number of children who die before age 5 was 31 deaths in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
31 deaths
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
186th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1,593 deaths
in 1966
All-time low
31 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children who die before age 5 in Maldives stood at 31 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Maldives peaked at 1,593 deaths in 1966 and was at its lowest, 31 deaths, in 2023.
That places Maldives 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Maldives, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,091 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 1,121 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1952 | 1,166 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1953 | 1,214 deaths | +4.1% |
| 1954 | 1,264 deaths | +4.1% |
| 1955 | 1,316 deaths | +4.1% |
| 1956 | 1,364 deaths | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 1,409 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 1,450 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 1,484 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 1,523 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 1,553 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 1,577 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 1,586 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1,585 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1,574 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 1,593 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1,571 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 1,543 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 1,534 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 1,518 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 1,489 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 1,451 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 1,409 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 1,356 deaths | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 1,310 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 1,281 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 1,242 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 1,266 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1,154 deaths | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 1,119 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 1,088 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 1,055 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 1,024 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 987 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 972 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 956 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 925 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 886 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 835 deaths | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 784 deaths | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 735 deaths | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 675 deaths | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 611 deaths | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 546 deaths | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 483 deaths | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 423 deaths | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 365 deaths | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 313 deaths | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 264 deaths | -15.7% |
| 2000 | 226 deaths | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 195 deaths | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 171 deaths | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 153 deaths | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 153 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 124 deaths | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 116 deaths | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 113 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 111 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 107 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 102 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 97 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 92 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 86 deaths | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 78 deaths | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 70 deaths | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 63 deaths | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 56 deaths | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 50 deaths | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 44 deaths | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 43 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 37 deaths | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 35 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 31 deaths | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,288 deaths | 1,091 deaths | 1,484 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,564 deaths | 1,523 deaths | 1,593 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,348 deaths | 1,154 deaths | 1,518 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 984.7 deaths | 835 deaths | 1,119 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 519.9 deaths | 264 deaths | 784 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 146.9 deaths | 107 deaths | 226 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.8 deaths | 44 deaths | 102 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5 deaths | 31 deaths | 43 deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 183 Saint Lucia 35 deaths compare
- 184 Barbados 33 deaths compare
- 184 Malta 33 deaths compare
- 186 Martinique 31 deaths compare
- 188 Seychelles 26 deaths compare
- 188 Tonga 26 deaths compare
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0115 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Maldives?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Maldives was 31 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1,593 deaths in 1966.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 deaths in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Maldives ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.