Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 8.16% to 4.50 in Maldives in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Maldives reached an all time high of 49.6 in 1985 and an all time low of 4.50 in 2019. When compared to Maldives's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in India amounted to 21.4, 12.2 in Indonesia, 0.800 in Singapore and 4.20 in Sri Lanka in 2019.
Maldives has been ranked 116th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Australia | 2.40 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | 24.8 | 23.6 | 22.4 | 20.9 | 19.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 5.80 | 5.30 | 4.90 | 4.50 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 27.0 | 25.9 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 22.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 14.8 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | 5.90 | 5.70 | 5.50 | 5.20 | 4.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | 25.9 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 23.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 46.2 | 45.2 | 44.3 | 43.3 | 42.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.900 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 5.50 | 5.10 | 4.80 | 4.60 | 4.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 6.40 | 6.10 | 5.90 | 5.60 | 5.40 |
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