Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Maldives

Maldives: Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who was 0.31 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.31
Change on year
down 20.5%
World rank
189th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.48
in 2019
All-time low
0.24
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Maldives, 2000–2021

00.10.20.30.40.52000201020212000: 0.252001: 0.252002: 0.262003: 0.272004: 0.242005: 0.262006: 0.282007: 0.282008: 0.32009: 0.312010: 0.322011: 0.322012: 0.352013: 0.332014: 0.362015: 0.392016: 0.412017: 0.392018: 0.362019: 0.482020: 0.392021: 0.31

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Maldives stood at 0.31.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Maldives peaked at 0.48 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.24, in 2004.

That places Maldives 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Maldives, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.25 —
2001 0.25 +0.0%
2002 0.26 +4.0%
2003 0.27 +3.8%
2004 0.24 -11.1%
2005 0.26 +8.3%
2006 0.28 +7.7%
2007 0.28 +0.0%
2008 0.3 +7.1%
2009 0.31 +3.3%
2010 0.32 +3.2%
2011 0.32 +0.0%
2012 0.35 +9.4%
2013 0.33 -5.7%
2014 0.36 +9.1%
2015 0.39 +8.3%
2016 0.41 +5.1%
2017 0.39 -4.9%
2018 0.36 -7.7%
2019 0.48 +33.3%
2020 0.39 -18.7%
2021 0.31 -20.5%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 0.31 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.46, 21% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 0.31 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.725, 43% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.27 0.24 0.31 10
2010s 0.371 0.32 0.48 10
2020s 0.35 0.31 0.39 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 187 Qatar 0.35 compare
  2. 188 San Marino 0.33 compare
  3. 190 Indonesia 0.2 compare
  4. 191 Fiji 0.16 compare
  5. 192 Saudi Arabia 0.09 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Maldives?
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Maldives was 0.31 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.48 in 2019.
What is the lowest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.24 in 2004.
How does Maldives rank for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who?
Maldives ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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