
Spread of COVID-19 on the Maldives
Current incidence in the week ending 01/28/2023: 0.9 new infections per 100,000 populationSince the beginning of the pandemic until January 28th, 2023, a total of 185,713 infected people and 311 deaths have been reported on the Maldives.
The total of 185,713 infected people currently represents 34.36 percent of the total population. The number of new infections during the seven days preceding January 28th, 2023, was 5, for a 7-day incidence of 0.9 cases per 100,000 population. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, this results in a mortality rate of about 0.2 percent on the Maldives.
Current vaccination status
According to official WHO data, a total of 951,419 vaccine doses have been administered as of December 26th, 2022. More recent data are not yet available to WHO. There are 399,151 people who have received at least one vaccination (73.8 percent). The booster vaccination was received by 167,187 people (30.9 percent).385,081 of these are considered fully vaccinated on the Maldives (= 71.2 percent).
This means that the Maldives are still among the fairly good midfield countries in terms of vaccination coverage. The vaccination rate is higher in 81 countries.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, we update the worldwide case numbers daily. A list of all infections and deaths by country can be found on our COVID-19 virus topic page.
Weight and size
Male | Female | |
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Body height | 168 cm | 154 cm |
BMI | 24.6 | 26.3 |
Weight | 69.2 kg | 62.4 kg |
Diseases
Maldives | Ø worldwide | |
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Diabetes * | 9.20% | 8.81% |
Tuberculosis | 0.38‰ | 1.34‰ |
* The number of people suffering from diabetes refers only to inhabitants aged between 20 and 79 years.
Child vaccinations
Maldives | Ø worldwide | |
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Measles | 99.0% | 81.7% |
Hepatitis B | 0.10% | 0.08% |
Tetanus | 9.9% | 0.0% |
DTP * | 9.60% | 8.14% |
* DTP is a combined basic vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus, which should be given to children up to the age of 23 months.
On the Maldives, 25.2 percent of all over 15-year-olds are still smokers.
The number of underweight newborns is 12 percent.
Medical supplies

With about 541 physicians on the Maldives, there are about 1.04 doctors per 1000 inhabitants. Here again the comparison: worldwide this standard is 1.50 physicians per 1,000 inhabitants and in the EU is 3.57.
Through medical care, the mortality of major known diseases can be reduced to an above-average extent. For example, only about 12 percent of all people who suffer from cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or chylomicron retention disease (CRD) currently die.