Number of youth deaths in Maldives
Maldives: Number of youth deaths was 40 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of youth deaths in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 40 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Maldives peaked at 858 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 40 deaths, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 172nd of 199 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 youth deaths in Maldives, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 858 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 804 deaths | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 747 deaths | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 685 deaths | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 624 deaths | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 559 deaths | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 491 deaths | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 427 deaths | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 369 deaths | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 318 deaths | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 274 deaths | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 236 deaths | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 209 deaths | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 187 deaths | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 207 deaths | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 152 deaths | -26.6% |
| 2006 | 141 deaths | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 135 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 132 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 129 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 124 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 118 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 111 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 103 deaths | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 96 deaths | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 89 deaths | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 81 deaths | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 73 deaths | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 67 deaths | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 61 deaths | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 55 deaths | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 52 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 49 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 45 deaths | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 40 deaths | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 588.2 deaths | 318 deaths | 858 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 180.2 deaths | 129 deaths | 274 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3 deaths | 61 deaths | 124 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2 deaths | 40 deaths | 55 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Maldives?
- Number of youth deaths in Maldives was 40 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 858 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 deaths in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for number of youth deaths?
- Maldives ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.