Number of infant deaths, female in Maldives
Maldives: Number of infant deaths, female was 12 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, female in Maldives, 1963–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Maldives stood at 12. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Maldives peaked at 519 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2024.
That places Maldives 176th out of 197 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 infant deaths, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 518 | — |
| 1964 | 519 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 518 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 516 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 515 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 512 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 508 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 504 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 497 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 488 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 480 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 470 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 458 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 446 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 436 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 427 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 417 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 407 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 396 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 388 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 380 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 373 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 365 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 355 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 343 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 328 | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 313 | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 295 | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 275 | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 253 | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 231 | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 208 | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 184 | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 160 | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 137 | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 116 | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 99 | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 84 | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 72 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 63 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 55 | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 52 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 44 | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 41 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 27 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 12 | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 515.14 | 508 | 519 | 7 |
| 1970s | 462.3 | 417 | 504 | 10 |
| 1980s | 364.8 | 313 | 407 | 10 |
| 1990s | 195.8 | 99 | 295 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1 | 40 | 84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2 | 18 | 38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 | 12 | 16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,001 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 690.42 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10,644 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,988 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Maldives?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Maldives was 12 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 519 in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Maldives ranks 176th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.