Number of stillbirths in Maldives
Maldives: Number of stillbirths was 30 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 30 for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Maldives peaked at 76 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2023.
That places Maldives 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76 | — |
| 2001 | 71 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 66 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 63 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 60 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 58 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 59 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 50 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 47 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 44 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 41 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 38 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 30 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63 | 58 | 76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5 | 34 | 57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32 | 30 | 33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 170 Cyprus 42 compare
- 171 Kiribati 30 compare
- 173 Micronesia (country) 29 compare
- 174 Brunei 27 compare
- 174 Montenegro 27 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,560 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Maldives?
- Number of stillbirths in Maldives was 30 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 76 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for number of stillbirths?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation