Number of under-five deaths in Maldives
Maldives: Number of under-five deaths was 31 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths in Maldives, 1967–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Maldives stood at 31. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Maldives peaked at 1,512 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 174th 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 under-five deaths in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1,512 | — |
| 1968 | 1,492 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 1,470 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 1,448 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 1,422 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 1,387 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 1,353 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 1,318 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 1,277 | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 1,237 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 1,202 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 1,172 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 1,139 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 1,108 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 1,079 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1,052 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 1,028 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 1,006 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 982 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 954 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 921 | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 884 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 843 | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 798 | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 745 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 688 | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 628 | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 568 | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 505 | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 439 | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 377 | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 321 | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 273 | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 231 | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 197 | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 171 | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 150 | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 149 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 120 | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 111 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 107 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 106 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 105 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 101 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 96 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 85 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 79 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 72 | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 65 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 58 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 52 | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 47 | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 42 | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 39 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 36 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 31 | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,491 | 1,470 | 1,512 | 3 |
| 1970s | 1,296 | 1,139 | 1,448 | 10 |
| 1980s | 985.7 | 843 | 1,108 | 10 |
| 1990s | 534.2 | 273 | 798 | 10 |
| 2000s | 144.7 | 105 | 231 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.6 | 47 | 101 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4 | 31 | 42 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Maldives?
- Number of under-five deaths in Maldives was 31 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1,512 in 1967.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Maldives ranks 174th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.