Neonatal mortality rate in Maldives
Maldives: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Maldives, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.0% for neonatal mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Maldives peaked at 9.8% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2019.
Maldives ranks 85th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 83 Fiji 1.0% compare
- 84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.0% compare
- 86 Cape Verde 0.9% compare
- 86 Iraq 0.9% compare
- 88 Marshall Islands 0.9% compare
More health data for Maldives
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,708 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,640 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,534 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Maldives?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Maldives was 1.0% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Maldives ranks 85th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days