Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Maldives
Maldives: Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 88.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
88.57 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 16.2%
World rank
88th
of 111 countries
All-time high
297.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2003
All-time low
31.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2021
Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 88.57 deaths per 100,000 people for cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2021.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Maldives peaked at 297.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 31.49 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 88th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Maldives, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.49 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 253.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +706.2% |
| 2002 | 239.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 297.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 128.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -56.6% |
| 2005 | 39.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -69.3% |
| 2007 | 257.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +552.2% |
| 2008 | 228.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 252.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 237.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 221.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 203.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 215.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 197.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 184.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 182.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 149.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 99.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.7% |
| 2020 | 105.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 88.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 184.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 297.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 194.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 99.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 252.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 88.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 105.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 85 Reunion 94.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Iceland 91.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 United Kingdom 89.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Portugal 87.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Italy 87.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Norway 84.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Maldives?
- Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Maldives was 88.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 297.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Maldives ranks 88th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.