Number of child deaths per woman in Maldives
Maldives: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.01 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of child deaths per woman in Maldives, 1962–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths per woman in Maldives is 0.01 under-five deaths per woman, 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, number of child deaths per woman in Maldives peaked at 2.31 under-five deaths per woman in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.01 under-five deaths per woman, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.13 under-five deaths per woman | 1.95 under-five deaths per woman | 2.31 under-five deaths per woman | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.51 under-five deaths per woman | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 1.89 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8342 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5865 under-five deaths per woman | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3086 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1305 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5295 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0602 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0352 under-five deaths per woman | 0.107 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0129 under-five deaths per woman | 0.032 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0109 under-five deaths per woman | 0.01 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0118 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 147 Montserrat 0.011 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 148 Qatar 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0101 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 151 Slovakia 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 152 China 0.0096 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 153 Bulgaria 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.766 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 57.73 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.0443 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 49.64 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.4119 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 64.96 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.0545 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Maldives?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Maldives was 0.01 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 under-five deaths per woman in 1962.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Maldives ranks 150th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).