Youth mortality rate in Maldives
Maldives: Youth mortality rate was 0.6791 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth mortality rate in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.6791 for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Maldives peaked at 9.52 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6791, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 156th 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.
Youth mortality rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.52 | — |
| 1991 | 8.99 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 8.48 | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 7.97 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 7.46 | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 6.95 | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 6.43 | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 5.93 | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 5.42 | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 4.93 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 4.45 | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 4 | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 3.58 | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 3.2 | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 3.48 | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 2.6 | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 2.37 | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 2.17 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 2.01 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.87 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.75 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.64 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.54 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.44 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.35 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.26 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.17 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9361 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.868 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8073 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7569 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7146 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6791 | -5.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.6791 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6, 42% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.6791 is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.66, 26% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth mortality rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -25.4% | 3.48 | 2.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.21 | 4.93 | 9.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.97 | 1.87 | 4.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 | 0.9361 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7652 | 0.6791 | 0.868 | 5 |
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More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Maldives?
- Youth mortality rate in Maldives was 0.6791 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 9.52 in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6791 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for youth mortality rate?
- Maldives ranks 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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