Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Maldives
Maldives: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Maldives stood at 0.5 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Maldives peaked at 5.5 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Maldives 153rd 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.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Maldives, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 3 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3 per 1,000 | +72.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -46.5% |
| 2006 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6 per 1,000 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 per 1,000 | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.12 per 1,000 | 3 per 1,000 | 5.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.55 per 1,000 | 1.9 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 1.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.62 per 1,000 | 0.5 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 153 Barbados 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Canada 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Estonia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Latvia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Lithuania 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 North Macedonia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Serbia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Slovakia 0.5 per 1,000 compare
- 153 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.5 per 1,000 compare
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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Maldives?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Maldives was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Maldives ranks 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.