Maldives vs Saint Lucia: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Maldives
21
in 2024
Saint Lucia
23
in 2024
Maldives rank
172nd
Saint Lucia rank
169th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Maldives
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 23 against 21 in Maldives, a difference of 2.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 172nd and Saint Lucia ranks 169th of 195 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 434.33 | 52 | 382.33 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 270.8 | 40.2 | 230.6 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 80.7 | 33.5 | 47.2 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 43.3 | 28.7 | 14.6 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 24.4 | 23.8 | 0.6 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Maldives or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 23 against 21 in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Maldives and Saint Lucia?
- 2, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Saint Lucia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Maldives ranks 172nd and Saint Lucia ranks 169th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.