Death rate from cancer in Maldives

Maldives: Death rate from cancer was 54.56 in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
54.56
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
136th
of 192 countries
All-time high
77.75
in 2003
All-time low
54.56
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from cancer in Maldives, 2000–2021

0204060802000201020212000: 76.62001: 77.42002: 77.72003: 77.82004: 75.42005: 75.92006: 74.82007: 73.52008: 722009: 70.62010: 69.92011: 68.62012: 65.22013: 62.82014: 60.52015: 59.62016: 58.42017: 582018: 58.52019: 60.62020: 58.82021: 54.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 54.56 for death rate from cancer in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in Maldives peaked at 77.75 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 54.56, in 2021.

That places Maldives 136th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.17 70.59 77.75 10
2010s 62.21 58.05 69.9 10
2020s 56.69 54.56 58.82 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 133 Mozambique 57.59 compare
  2. 134 Lesotho 56.37 compare
  3. 135 Kenya 54.57 compare
  4. 137 Ghana 53.86 compare
  5. 138 Comoros 53.76 compare
  6. 139 Guatemala 52.85 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from cancer in Maldives?
Death rate from cancer in Maldives was 54.56 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 77.75 in 2003.
What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 54.56 in 2021.
How does Maldives rank for death rate from cancer?
Maldives ranks 136th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from cancer. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate from cancer
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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