Death rate from falls in Maldives
Maldives: Death rate from falls was 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from falls 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 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from falls in 2021.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Maldives peaked at 7.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
That places Maldives 72nd 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.
Death rate from falls in Maldives, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 7.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +99.2% |
| 2020 | 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 7.98 deaths per 100,000 people, 75% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from falls 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +99.2% | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.11 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 69 Benin 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Chile 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 71 Cyprus 6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 73 Sierra Leone 5.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 74 Ukraine 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Sao Tome and Principe 5.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Somalia 5.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- 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 falls in Maldives?
- Death rate from falls in Maldives was 5.96 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 death rate from falls recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for death rate from falls?
- Maldives ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. 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 Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.