Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Maldives
Maldives: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.6654 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.6654 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Maldives peaked at 0.6654 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
That places Maldives 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Maldives, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4798 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.4662 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4576 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4514 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.479 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4388 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4332 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4255 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4144 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4056 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3998 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3899 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3644 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3533 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3441 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3393 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3338 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3278 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6395 deaths per 100,000 people | +99.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6614 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6654 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4452 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4056 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4798 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3812 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6395 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6634 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6614 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6654 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 140 Nepal 0.6704 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 141 Ecuador 0.668 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 142 Australia 0.6655 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 144 Cyprus 0.6633 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 145 Comoros 0.6615 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 146 Papua New Guinea 0.6607 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Maldives?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Maldives was 0.6654 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6654 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Maldives ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.