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% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 544, 3% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 15 is below the median for South Asia, which is 3,966, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0834 units per person (2024)
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.