Mortality rate, infant in Maldives
Maldives: Mortality rate, infant was 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant in Maldives, 1962–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in Maldives is 4.7 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Maldives peaked at 240 per 1,000 live births in 1962 and was at its lowest, 4.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 147th of 195 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 222.14 per 1,000 live births | 202.8 per 1,000 live births | 240 per 1,000 live births | 8 |
| 1970s | 162.24 per 1,000 live births | 128 per 1,000 live births | 196.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.83 per 1,000 live births | 76.8 per 1,000 live births | 121.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.43 per 1,000 live births | 37.7 per 1,000 live births | 72.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.33 per 1,000 live births | 12.8 per 1,000 live births | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.95 per 1,000 live births | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.32 per 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Maldives?
- Mortality rate, infant in Maldives was 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 240 per 1,000 live births in 1962.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Maldives ranks 147th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.