Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Maldives
Maldives: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex was 67.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex 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 67.73 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.1% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Maldives peaked at 278.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.13 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 90th 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.
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Maldives, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.13 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 259.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +1074.0% |
| 2002 | 210.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.9% |
| 2003 | 278.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.3% |
| 2004 | 120.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -56.9% |
| 2005 | 30.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -75.0% |
| 2007 | 210.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +599.4% |
| 2008 | 214.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 226.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 203.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 201.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 176.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 190.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 172.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 186.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 149.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 120.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 77.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.8% |
| 2020 | 94.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 67.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 67.73 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 154.61 deaths per 100,000 people, 44% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1074.0% | 22.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 259.76 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2007 | +599.4% | 30.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 210.17 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 168.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 278.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 170.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 77.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 226.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 67.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 94.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 87 Peru 70.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Iceland 69.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Portugal 69.34 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Norway 67.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 92 Sweden 66.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 93 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 66.46 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Maldives?
- Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex in Maldives was 67.73 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 death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 278.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex?
- Maldives ranks 90th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. 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 Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.