Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Maldives
0.367 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.396 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Maldives rank
146th
Sri Lanka rank
143rd
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.396 deaths per 100 live births against 0.367 deaths per 100 live births in Maldives, a difference of 0.029 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.77 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7835 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6003 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.6081 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5527 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0553 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4291 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0145 deaths per 100 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 0.396 deaths per 100 live births against 0.367 deaths per 100 live births in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.029 deaths per 100 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Maldives ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .