Number of infant deaths in Maldives
Maldives: Number of infant deaths was 27 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Maldives, 1963–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Maldives is 27, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Maldives peaked at 1,145 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 27, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 175th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1,143 | — |
| 1964 | 1,145 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1,142 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 1,138 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 1,135 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1,128 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 1,118 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 1,110 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 1,098 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 1,077 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 1,059 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 1,038 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 1,012 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 986 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 964 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 945 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 924 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 902 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 882 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 864 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 849 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 834 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 818 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 797 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 771 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 740 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 707 | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 669 | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 625 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 576 | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 526 | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 475 | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 422 | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 367 | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 314 | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 267 | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 227 | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 193 | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 166 | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 145 | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 128 | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 120 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 103 | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 96 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 89 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 84 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 79 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 74 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 68 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 62 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 56 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 50 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 45 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 40 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 36 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 29 | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 27 | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,136 | 1,118 | 1,145 | 7 |
| 1970s | 1,021 | 924 | 1,110 | 10 |
| 1980s | 816.4 | 707 | 902 | 10 |
| 1990s | 446.8 | 227 | 669 | 10 |
| 2000s | 123.2 | 93 | 193 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7 | 40 | 89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6 | 27 | 36 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Maldives?
- Number of infant deaths in Maldives was 27 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1,145 in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for number of infant deaths?
- Maldives ranks 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.