Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Maldives
Maldives: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.6774 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6774
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
20th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.6905
in 2020
All-time low
0.4987
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Maldives is 0.6774, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Maldives peaked at 0.6905 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4987, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 20th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4987 | — |
| 1991 | 0.502 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5044 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.508 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5088 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5089 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.508 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5093 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5171 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5238 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5411 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5533 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5497 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5533 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5034 | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5667 | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5766 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5981 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6038 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.581 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5644 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5521 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5385 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5412 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.557 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5833 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6154 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6379 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6538 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6596 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6905 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6667 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6667 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6471 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6774 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5089 | 0.4987 | 0.5238 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5627 | 0.5034 | 0.6038 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5903 | 0.5385 | 0.6596 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6697 | 0.6471 | 0.6905 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Maldives?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Maldives was 0.6774 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6905 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4987 in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Maldives ranks 20th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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