What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Malaysia and Maldives?

0.0375 deaths per 100,000 population, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Maldives?

19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported suicide rates by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Maldives: Reported suicide rates by age

Malaysia

0.0375 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2020

Maldives

0 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2021

Malaysia rank

94th

Maldives rank

95th

Reported suicide rates by age over time

Malaysia
Maldives

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0375 deaths per 100,000 population against 0 deaths per 100,000 population in Maldives, a difference of 0.0375 deaths per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 94th and Maldives ranks 95th of 110 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1016 deaths per 100,000 population	1.2 deaths per 100,000 population	1.09 deaths per 100,000 population	Maldives
2010s	0.0459 deaths per 100,000 population	0.2965 deaths per 100,000 population	0.2507 deaths per 100,000 population	Maldives
2020s	0.0375 deaths per 100,000 population	0 deaths per 100,000 population	0.0375 deaths per 100,000 population	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates by age, Malaysia or Maldives?: Malaysia, at 0.0375 deaths per 100,000 population against 0 deaths per 100,000 population in Maldives as of 2020.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Malaysia and Maldives?: 0.0375 deaths per 100,000 population, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Maldives?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Maldives rank globally for reported suicide rates by age?: Malaysia ranks 94th and Maldives ranks 95th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported suicide rates by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported suicide rates by age
Unit: deaths per 100,000 population
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 4,766 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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