Cause of death, by injury, male in Maldives
Maldives: Cause of death, by injury, male was 3.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cause of death, by injury, male in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total male deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, cause of death, by injury, male in Maldives stood at 3.7%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cause of death, by injury, male in Maldives peaked at 8.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 179th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cause of death, by injury, male in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total male deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -39.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -11.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 46% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 10.0%, 37% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.9% | 8.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 176 Malta 4.0% compare
- 177 Indonesia 4.0% compare
- 178 Denmark 3.7% compare
- 180 Montenegro 3.5% compare
- 181 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.4% compare
- 182 North Macedonia 3.2% compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cause of death, by injury, male in Maldives?
- Cause of death, by injury, male in Maldives was 3.7% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest cause of death, by injury, male recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest cause of death, by injury, male recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for cause of death, by injury, male?
- Maldives ranks 179th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cause of death, by injury, male rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Cause of death, by injury, male (% of total male deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male deaths ages due to injury divided by number of all male deaths ages, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.