Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Maldives
Maldives: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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
In 2021, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Maldives stood at 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Maldives peaked at 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people, 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.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.371 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 187 Qatar 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 188 San Marino 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 190 Indonesia 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 191 Fiji 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 192 Saudi Arabia 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Maldives?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Maldives was 0.31 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Maldives rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Maldives ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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 World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.