Neonatal mortality rate in Maldives
Maldives: Neonatal mortality rate was 3.67 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Maldives stood at 3.67. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Maldives peaked at 22.17 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.67, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 131st of 184 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.
Neonatal mortality rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.17 | — |
| 2001 | 19.87 | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 17.36 | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 15.24 | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 13.53 | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 12.05 | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 10.88 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 9.91 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 9.07 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 8.3 | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 7.59 | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 6.95 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 6.43 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 6.12 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 5.95 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.86 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.79 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.65 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.4 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 5.07 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 4.71 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 4.38 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 3.86 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 3.67 | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.84 | 8.3 | 22.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.08 | 5.07 | 7.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.15 | 3.67 | 4.71 | 5 |
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More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Maldives?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Maldives was 3.67 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 22.17 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Maldives ranks 131st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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