Neonatal mortality rate in Maldives
Maldives: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.367 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Maldives, 1986–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Maldives is 0.367 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 5.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.367 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Maldives 146th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.77 deaths per 100 live births | 4.48 deaths per 100 live births | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8299 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6081 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7589 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births | 0.367 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4714 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 143 Sri Lanka 0.396 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 144 Kazakhstan 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 145 Qatar 0.3806 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 147 United States 0.3652 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 148 Romania 0.3623 deaths per 100 live births 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 0.367 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1986.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.367 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Maldives ranks 146th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .