Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Neonatal mortality wdi

Maldives
0.367
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.396
in 2024
Maldives rank
144th
Sri Lanka rank
141st

Neonatal mortality wdi over time

  • Maldives
  • Sri Lanka
012345195219882024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.396 against 0.367 in Maldives, a difference of 0.029.

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 144th and Sri Lanka ranks 141st of 195 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 1.61 3.17 Maldives
1990s 3.4 1.25 2.15 Maldives
2000s 1.38 0.7835 0.6003 Maldives
2010s 0.6081 0.5527 0.0553 Maldives
2020s 0.4146 0.4291 0.0145 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality wdi, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.396 against 0.367 in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality wdi between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
0.029, 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 wdi?
Maldives ranks 144th and Sri Lanka ranks 141st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality wdi. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality wdi
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed