Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Neonatal mortality rate
Maldives
3.67 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
3.96 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Maldives rank
155th
Sri Lanka rank
152nd
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 3.96 per 1,000 live births against 3.67 per 1,000 live births in Maldives, a difference of 0.29 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 155th and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.84 per 1,000 live births | 7.83 per 1,000 live births | 6 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 6.08 per 1,000 live births | 5.53 per 1,000 live births | 0.5532 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.15 per 1,000 live births | 4.29 per 1,000 live births | 0.1451 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 3.96 per 1,000 live births against 3.67 per 1,000 live births in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.29 per 1,000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Maldives ranks 155th and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.