Deaths in Maldives

Deaths in the Maldives was 1,230 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 189th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count1,230 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.7%
Rank189th of 236Countries ranked
Series high2,5781966
Series low1,1222005
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Deaths in Maldives, 1950 to 2023

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019501961197219831994200520231950: 1,811 count1951: 1,830 count1952: 1,901 count1953: 1,972 count1954: 2,043 count1955: 2,115 count1956: 2,186 count1957: 2,252 count1958: 2,314 count1959: 2,370 count1960: 2,428 count1961: 2,479 count1962: 2,522 count1963: 2,550 count1964: 2,565 count1965: 2,569 count1966: 2,578 count1967: 2,538 count1968: 2,506 count1969: 2,507 count1970: 2,499 count1971: 2,479 count1972: 2,452 count1973: 2,420 count1974: 2,374 count1975: 2,335 count1976: 2,312 count1977: 2,281 count1978: 2,466 count1979: 2,196 count1980: 2,150 count1981: 2,112 count1982: 2,076 count1983: 2,039 count1984: 1,998 count1985: 1,979 count1986: 1,965 count1987: 1,942 count1988: 1,909 count1989: 1,867 count1990: 1,829 count1991: 1,781 count1992: 1,724 count1993: 1,666 count1994: 1,610 count1995: 1,560 count1996: 1,488 count1997: 1,412 count1998: 1,348 count1999: 1,285 count2000: 1,244 count2001: 1,208 count2002: 1,187 count2003: 1,153 count2004: 1,237 count2005: 1,122 count2006: 1,141 count2007: 1,151 count2008: 1,172 count2009: 1,180 count2010: 1,186 count2011: 1,194 count2012: 1,204 count2013: 1,215 count2014: 1,223 count2015: 1,220 count2016: 1,225 count2017: 1,230 count2018: 1,250 count2019: 1,258 count2020: 1,488 count2021: 1,609 count2022: 1,221 count2023: 1,230 count1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019501975200020232023: 1,230 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20231,230 Estimated
20221,221 Estimated
20211,609 Estimated
20201,488 Estimated
20191,258 Estimated
20181,250 Estimated
20171,230 Estimated
20161,225 Estimated
20151,220 Estimated
20141,223 Estimated
20131,215 Estimated
20121,204 Estimated
20111,194 Estimated
20101,186 Estimated
20091,180 Estimated
20081,172 Estimated
20071,151 Estimated
20061,141 Estimated
20051,122 Estimated
20041,237 Estimated
20031,153 Estimated
20021,187 Estimated
20011,208 Estimated
20001,244 Estimated
19991,285 Estimated
19981,348 Estimated
19971,412 Estimated
19961,488 Estimated
19951,560 Estimated
19941,610 Estimated
19931,666 Estimated
19921,724 Estimated
19911,781 Estimated
19901,829 Estimated
19891,867 Estimated
19881,909 Estimated
19871,942 Estimated
19861,965 Estimated
19851,979 Estimated
19841,998 Estimated
19832,039 Estimated
19822,076 Estimated
19812,112 Estimated
19802,150 Estimated
19792,196 Estimated
19782,466 Estimated
19772,281 Estimated
19762,312 Estimated
19752,335 Estimated
19742,374 Estimated
19732,420 Estimated
19722,452 Estimated
19712,479 Estimated
19702,499 Estimated
19692,507 Estimated
19682,506 Estimated
19672,538 Estimated
19662,578 Estimated
19652,569 Estimated
19642,565 Estimated
19632,550 Estimated
19622,522 Estimated
19612,479 Estimated
19602,428 Estimated
19592,370 Estimated
19582,314 Estimated
19572,252 Estimated
19562,186 Estimated
19552,115 Estimated
19542,043 Estimated
19531,972 Estimated
19521,901 Estimated
19511,830 Estimated
19501,811 Estimated

Maldives compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Maldives is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Maldives, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Maldives, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/maldives. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Maldives, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/maldives.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Maldives, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/maldives (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the deaths in Maldives?

Deaths in the Maldives was 1,230 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 189th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Maldives?

2,578 in 1966, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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