Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Maldives
Maldives: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Maldives stood at 3. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Maldives peaked at 40 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2024.
That places Maldives 174th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40 | — |
| 1991 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 29 | +61.1% |
| 2005 | 15 | -48.3% |
| 2006 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4 | 24 | 40 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.9 | 10 | 29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 171 Micronesia (country) 6 compare
- 171 Slovenia 6 compare
- 173 Bahamas 5 compare
- 174 Grenada 3 compare
- 174 Marshall Islands 3 compare
- 174 Montenegro 3 compare
- 174 Tonga 3 compare
More education data for Maldives
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,691 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 76.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Maldives?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Maldives was 3 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Maldives ranks 174th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. 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 Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years