Youth mortality rate in Maldives
Maldives: Youth mortality rate was 0.6791 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth mortality rate in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.6791 deaths per 100 live births 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 deaths per 100 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6791 deaths per 100 live births, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.21 deaths per 100 live births | 4.93 deaths per 100 live births | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9361 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7652 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6791 deaths per 100 live births | 0.868 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 153 Bulgaria 0.7235 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 154 Anguilla 0.7051 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 155 Russia 0.6982 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 157 Serbia 0.6708 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 158 Canada 0.6508 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 159 Malta 0.6089 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Maldives
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,708 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,640 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,534 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Maldives?
- Youth mortality rate in Maldives was 0.6791 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 9.52 deaths per 100 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6791 deaths per 100 live births 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.