Number of infant deaths, male in Maldives
Maldives: Number of infant deaths, male was 15 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, male 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, male in Maldives stood at 15. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Maldives peaked at 626 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 175th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 625 | — |
| 1964 | 626 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 624 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 622 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 620 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 616 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 610 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 606 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 601 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 589 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 579 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 568 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 554 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 540 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 528 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 518 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 507 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 495 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 486 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 476 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 469 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 461 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 453 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 442 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 428 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 412 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 394 | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 374 | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 350 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 323 | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 295 | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 267 | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 238 | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 207 | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 177 | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 151 | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 128 | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 109 | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 94 | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 82 | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 73 | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 68 | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 59 | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 55 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 51 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 48 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 42 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 38 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 35 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 31 | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 28 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 15 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 620.43 | 610 | 626 | 7 |
| 1970s | 559 | 507 | 606 | 10 |
| 1980s | 451.6 | 394 | 495 | 10 |
| 1990s | 251 | 128 | 374 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.1 | 53 | 109 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5 | 22 | 51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6 | 15 | 20 | 5 |
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More education data for Maldives
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 14.04 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,758 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16,632 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Maldives?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Maldives was 15 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, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 626 in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Maldives ranks 175th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.