Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Finland or Maldives?

Maldives, at 82 deaths against 59 deaths in Finland as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Finland and Maldives?

23 deaths, with Maldives ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Maldives?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Maldives: Number of neonatal deaths

Finland

59 deaths

in 2019

Maldives

82 deaths

in 2019

Finland rank

162nd

Maldives rank

159th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Finland
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 82 deaths against 59 deaths in Finland, a difference of 23 deaths.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.4 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 162nd and Maldives ranks 159th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,048 deaths	313.1 deaths	1,734 deaths	Finland
1960s	1,035 deaths	343.4 deaths	691.3 deaths	Finland
1970s	480.4 deaths	327.1 deaths	153.3 deaths	Finland
1980s	272.5 deaths	293.6 deaths	21.1 deaths	Maldives
1990s	194.7 deaths	197.4 deaths	2.7 deaths	Maldives
2000s	119.6 deaths	113.3 deaths	6.3 deaths	Finland
2010s	74.2 deaths	98.1 deaths	23.9 deaths	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Finland or Maldives?: Maldives, at 82 deaths against 59 deaths in Finland as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Finland and Maldives?: 23 deaths, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Maldives?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Finland and Maldives rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Finland ranks 162nd and Maldives ranks 159th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.