What is stillbirth rate in Maldives?

Stillbirth rate in Maldives was 0.5147 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Maldives?

The highest recorded value was 1.34 deaths per 100 births in 2000.

What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Maldives?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5147 deaths per 100 births in 2023.

How does Maldives rank for stillbirth rate?

Maldives ranks 131st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.

Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Maldives?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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 Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Stillbirth rate in Maldives

Name: Stillbirth rate in Maldives
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Maldives: Stillbirth rate was 0.5147 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.5147 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

131st

of 196 countries

All-time high

1.34 deaths per 100 births

in 2000

All-time low

0.5147 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Years of data

2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Maldives, 2000–2023

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Maldives is 0.5147 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Maldives peaked at 1.34 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5147 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.

Maldives ranks 131st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.06 deaths per 100 births	0.7937 deaths per 100 births	1.34 deaths per 100 births	10
2010s	0.6326 deaths per 100 births	0.5517 deaths per 100 births	0.7492 deaths per 100 births	10
2020s	0.5307 deaths per 100 births	0.5147 deaths per 100 births	0.5442 deaths per 100 births	4

Countries ranked near Maldives

128 Bahrain 0.5282 deaths per 100 births compare
129 Nauru 0.5242 deaths per 100 births compare
130 Kuwait 0.52 deaths per 100 births compare
132 Argentina 0.509 deaths per 100 births compare
133 Oman 0.5077 deaths per 100 births compare
134 Georgia 0.4999 deaths per 100 births compare

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More population data for Maldives

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 21,159 people (2100)
Population density 1,583 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.3% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.56 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.56 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.56 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.9% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.57 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Maldives →

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Maldives?: Stillbirth rate in Maldives was 0.5147 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 1.34 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5147 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
How does Maldives rank for stillbirth rate?: Maldives ranks 131st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.