Health in Maldives 1,061 indicators covering health for Maldives. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female 15.4% 2017 down 8.9% 23rd Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male 14.2% 2017 down 23.2% 34th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 14.2% 2017 down 18.4% 54th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 16.3% 2017 down 20.1% 53rd How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 1 2022 down 80.0% 128th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 87 2011 down 37.4% 168th Physiotherapists 51 2020 up 131.8% 95th Diarrhea treatment 74.8% 2017 up 31.2% 4th Generalist medical practitioners 651 2020 up 96.1% 87th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 200.0% 2nd Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 62.54 2017 down 2.3% 113th New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 17 2012 down 43.3% 164th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 200.0% 1st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 200.0% 7th Average death rate due to natural disasters 0.1982 2019 down 83.3% 80th Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 2 2022 unchanged 78th Total number of notified TB cases 131 2014 up 10.1% 163rd The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 46 2021 — 123rd Specialist medical practitioners 449 2020 up 104.1% 81st New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 0 2012 — 109th Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 81.0% 2011 down 16.5% 92nd How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 1 2022 down 80.0% 112th Insufficiently active 81.89 2016 down 1.4% 91st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 200.0% 2nd The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 95.83 2021 — 50th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 200.0% 4th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 200.0% 1st Medical doctors 38.4% 2021 — 69th Retreatment cases: treatment after default 0 2012 — 126th Retreatment cases: other 1 2012 unchanged 115th Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 0 2012 — 120th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 100 2015 unchanged 165th Preterm birth rate 9.84 2020 up 1.0% 21st Preterm birth 737 2020 down 0.4% 97th Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported 0.0% 2022 — 92nd Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 14 2014 down 57.3% 25th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 19.6 2014 up 232.2% 1st Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits 81.6% 2017 down 4.1% 19th How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 1 2022 down 80.0% 51st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 200.0% 1st Nursing personnel 90.6% 2021 — 19th Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 90.6% 2021 — 19th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 200.0% 1st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 90 2022 up 200.0% 1st Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 98.5% 2017 up 20.8% 20th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 98.7% 2017 — 9th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.7% 2017 — 8th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 100.0% 2017 — 1st People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.9% 2017 — 8th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.7% 2017 — 23rd People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 97.4% 2017 — 4th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 98.2% 2017 — 4th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 98.7% 2017 — 5th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 99.0% 2017 — 5th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 98.9% 2017 — 16th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 0.4% 2017 — 80th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 0.0% 2017 — 76th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 0.0% 2017 — 68th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.0% 2017 — 57th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 — 47th ← Previous Page 17 of 18 Next →