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

Vanuatu, at 88 deaths against 82 deaths in Maldives as of 2019.

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

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.

Maldives vs Vanuatu: Number of neonatal deaths

Maldives

82 deaths

in 2019

Vanuatu

88 deaths

in 2019

Maldives rank

159th

Vanuatu rank

158th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Maldives
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 88 deaths against 82 deaths in Maldives, a difference of 6 deaths.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 159th and Vanuatu ranks 158th of 204 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	313.1 deaths	96.1 deaths	217 deaths	Maldives
1960s	343.4 deaths	105.3 deaths	238.1 deaths	Maldives
1970s	327.1 deaths	98.6 deaths	228.5 deaths	Maldives
1980s	293.6 deaths	90.7 deaths	202.9 deaths	Maldives
1990s	197.4 deaths	92.5 deaths	104.9 deaths	Maldives
2000s	113.3 deaths	102.7 deaths	10.6 deaths	Maldives
2010s	98.1 deaths	94.3 deaths	3.8 deaths	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Maldives or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 88 deaths against 82 deaths in Maldives as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Maldives and Vanuatu?: 6 deaths, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vanuatu?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Maldives and Vanuatu rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Maldives ranks 159th and Vanuatu ranks 158th 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.