Children died before five per woman in Maldives
Maldives: Children died before five per woman was 0.01 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.01
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
150th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.31
in 1962
All-time low
0.01
in 2024
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Children died before five per woman in Maldives, 1962–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Maldives is 0.01, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Maldives peaked at 2.31 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 150th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.31 | — |
| 1963 | 2.26 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 2.21 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 2.15 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 2.11 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 2.07 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 2.01 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.95 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.89 | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 1.81 | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 1.72 | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 1.64 | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.55 | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 1.45 | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.36 | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 1.28 | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 1.21 | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 1.15 | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 1.09 | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.02 | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.969 | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9171 | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8611 | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8064 | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7513 | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.698 | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6427 | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5865 | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5295 | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4717 | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4175 | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3667 | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3178 | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2728 | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2292 | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1912 | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1587 | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1305 | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 0.107 | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0884 | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.075 | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0643 | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0622 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0484 | -22.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0434 | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0405 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0381 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0352 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.032 | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0291 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0265 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.024 | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0217 | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0196 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0176 | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0158 | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0142 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0129 | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0118 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0109 | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0113 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0106 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.01 | -5.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.01 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027, 37% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.01 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0396, 25% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.13 | 1.95 | 2.31 | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.51 | 1.15 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8342 | 0.5865 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3086 | 0.1305 | 0.5295 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0602 | 0.0352 | 0.107 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 | 0.0129 | 0.032 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0109 | 0.01 | 0.0118 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Maldives?
- Children died before five per woman in Maldives was 0.01 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 in 1962.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for children died before five per woman?
- Maldives ranks 150th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. 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 Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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