Age-standardized suicide rates in Maldives
Maldives: Age-standardized suicide rates was 1.96 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized suicide rates in Maldives is 1.96, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 16.5% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Maldives peaked at 3.94 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.96, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 166th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.94 | — |
| 2001 | 3.81 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.66 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 3.59 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.08 | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 3.09 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.16 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.09 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 3.1 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.03 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.93 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.89 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.87 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.71 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 2.73 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.61 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.63 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.43 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 2.11 | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 2.88 | +36.1% |
| 2020 | 2.35 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 1.96 | -16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.36 | 3.03 | 3.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 | 2.11 | 2.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 | 1.96 | 2.35 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Maldives?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Maldives was 1.96 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.94 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Maldives ranks 166th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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