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.
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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,708 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,640 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,534 (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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.