Health in the Maldives

[2] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Maldives achieves 98.0% of what is expected based on its current income.

[3] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves 99.7% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.

[4] Maldives falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 18.2% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.

[7] On 24 May 2021, Maldives had the world's fastest-growing COVID-19 outbreak, with the highest number of infections per million people over the prior 7 and 14 days, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

[8] Doctors warned that increasing demand for COVID-19 care could hinder their ability to handle other health emergencies in the Maldives.