Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Maldives
Maldives: Chronic respiratory diseases death rate was 45.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
45.6 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
4th
of 111 countries
All-time high
74.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2007
All-time low
5.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2021
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate 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 45.6 deaths per 100,000 people for chronic respiratory diseases death rate in 2021.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Maldives peaked at 74.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Maldives 4th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 51.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +824.5% |
| 2002 | 48.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 58.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 46.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 25.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -44.9% |
| 2007 | 74.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +188.4% |
| 2008 | 71.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 43.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -39.1% |
| 2011 | 61.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +40.6% |
| 2012 | 59.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 45.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 52.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 56.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 63.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 48.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 63 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 57.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 51.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 45.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 63.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 45.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 1 Kazakhstan 49.49 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 2 Argentina 49.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Fiji 45.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Philippines 44.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Belize 43.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 South Africa 42.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Maldives?
- Chronic respiratory diseases death rate in Maldives was 45.6 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 chronic respiratory diseases death rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 74.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest chronic respiratory diseases death rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for chronic respiratory diseases death rate?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is chronic respiratory diseases death rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Chronic respiratory diseases death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from respiratory diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.