Neonatal deaths in Maldives
Maldives: Neonatal deaths was 21 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Neonatal deaths in Maldives, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 21 for neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Maldives peaked at 125 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2024.
That places Maldives 171st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.7 | 61 | 125 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3 | 31 | 57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4 | 21 | 29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More development goals data for Maldives
- Red List Index 0.8608 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.65 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.77 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 27 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Maldives?
- Neonatal deaths in Maldives was 21 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 125 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for neonatal deaths?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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