Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Maldives

Life expectancy at birth in the Maldives in 2024 — 81.3 years. Ranked 44 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 112.5%.

2024 81.3 years +0.3% vs 2023
World rank 44of 217
Period maximum 81.3 years2024
Period minimum 38.2 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Maldives, 1960–20242040608010019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 38.2 years1962: 39.1 years1964: 40.2 years1966: 41.4 years1968: 42.9 years1970: 44.5 years1972: 46.4 years1974: 48.5 years1976: 50.8 years1978: 50.4 years1980: 54.8 years1982: 56.6 years1984: 58.3 years1986: 60 years1988: 61.6 years1990: 63.1 years1992: 64.7 years1994: 66.2 years1996: 67.7 years1998: 69.3 years2000: 70.9 years2002: 72.4 years2004: 73 years2006: 75.3 years2008: 76 years2010: 76.8 years2012: 77.5 years2014: 78.2 years2016: 78.9 years2018: 79.4 years2020: 78.7 years2022: 80.8 years2024: 81.3 years
Change over the period: +43 (+112.54%) Average annual rate: 1.19 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives

Maldives 81.3 years
World 73.5 years
South Asia 72.6 years
Southern Asia computed 72.1 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 76.3 years
Life expectancy at birth — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 81.3 +0.2 +0.3%
2023 81 +0.3 +0.35%
2022 80.8 +2.7 +3.47%
2021 78.1 −0.7 −0.84%
2020 78.7 −1 −1.25%
2019 79.7 +0.3 +0.34%
2018 79.4 +0.2 +0.26%
2017 79.2 +0.3 +0.4%
2016 78.9 +0.3 +0.39%
2015 78.6 +0.4 +0.54%
2014 78.2 +0.3 +0.44%
2013 77.8 +0.3 +0.43%
2012 77.5 +0.4 +0.48%
2011 77.1 +0.4 +0.5%
2010 76.8 +0.4 +0.5%
2009 76.4 +0.4 +0.49%
2008 76 +0.3 +0.38%
2007 75.7 +0.5 +0.6%
2006 75.3 +0.5 +0.63%
2005 74.8 +1.8 +2.43%
2004 73 −0.3 −0.35%
2003 73.3 +0.9 +1.25%
2002 72.4 +0.7 +0.98%
2001 71.7 +0.8 +1.08%
2000 70.9 +0.7 +1.05%
1999 70.2 +0.9 +1.23%
1998 69.3 +0.8 +1.15%
1997 68.5 +0.8 +1.16%
1996 67.7 +0.8 +1.15%
1995 67 +0.8 +1.16%
1994 66.2 +0.8 +1.17%
1993 65.4 +0.8 +1.19%
1992 64.7 +0.8 +1.18%
1991 63.9 +0.8 +1.21%
1990 63.1 +0.8 +1.24%
1989 62.4 +0.8 +1.27%
1988 61.6 +0.8 +1.32%
1987 60.8 +0.8 +1.33%
1986 60 +0.8 +1.37%
1985 59.2 +0.8 +1.44%
1984 58.3 +0.9 +1.49%
1983 57.5 +0.9 +1.54%
1982 56.6 +0.9 +1.59%
1981 55.7 +0.9 +1.66%
1980 54.8 +0.9 +1.76%
1979 53.9 +3.4 +6.79%
1978 50.4 −1.4 −2.68%
1977 51.8 +1.1 +2.13%
1976 50.8 +1.1 +2.23%
1975 49.6 +1.1 +2.29%
1974 48.5 +1.1 +2.27%
1973 47.5 +1 +2.21%
1972 46.4 +1 +2.15%
1971 45.5 +0.9 +2.09%
1970 44.5 +0.9 +1.99%
1969 43.7 +0.8 +1.87%
1968 42.9 +0.7 +1.77%
1967 42.1 +0.7 +1.69%
1966 41.4 +0.6 +1.59%
1965 40.8 +0.6 +1.51%
1964 40.2 +0.6 +1.41%
1963 39.6 +0.5 +1.29%
1962 39.1 +0.4 +1.15%
1961 38.6 +0.4 +1.05%
1960 38.2

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.