Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Maldives
Maldives: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.398 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Maldives, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per square kilometre.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.398 one-year-olds per square kilometre for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Maldives peaked at 22.44 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2416 one-year-olds per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places Maldives 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Maldives, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.42 one-year-olds per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 21.8 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 22.44 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 20.05 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 17.54 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 17.62 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 15.5 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 16.07 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 3.9 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -75.7% |
| 1989 | 2.46 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 1990 | 1.64 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5614 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -65.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5613 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +380.8% |
| 1994 | 1.02 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -62.2% |
| 1995 | 1.47 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7276 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -50.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7111 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6746 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6323 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3961 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3791 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3701 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3663 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7291 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +99.0% |
| 2005 | 0.369 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -49.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3779 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3867 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4011 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4229 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8917 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +110.9% |
| 2011 | 0.934 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2416 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -74.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2465 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2469 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2448 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4827 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +97.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4713 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4591 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4473 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4351 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.05 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +142.1% |
| 2022 | 0.406 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 2023 | 0.398 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.398 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0969 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.398 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3167 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +380.8% | 0.5613 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 2.7 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +142.1% | 0.4351 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.05 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +110.9% | 0.4229 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.8917 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +99.0% | 0.3663 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.7291 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +97.1% | 0.2448 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.4827 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
| 1988 | -75.7% | 16.07 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 3.9 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.78 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 2.46 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 22.44 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.5613 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 2.7 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4198 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.3663 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.7291 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4666 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2416 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.934 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5731 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.398 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.05 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 46 Kiribati 0.4049 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 47 Togo 0.3995 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 48 Indonesia 0.3994 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 50 Myanmar 0.3916 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 51 Papua New Guinea 0.3554 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 52 Angola 0.3475 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Maldives?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Maldives was 0.398 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 22.44 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2416 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Maldives rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Maldives ranks 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.