Death rate from opioid use who in Maldives
Maldives: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.17 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.17
Change on year
down 22.7%
World rank
110th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.27
in 2019
All-time low
0.11
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Maldives stood at 0.17.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Maldives peaked at 0.27 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 2000.
That places Maldives 110th 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 opioid use who in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.11 | — |
| 2001 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.14 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.16 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.17 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.18 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.19 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.21 | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.23 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.24 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.23 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.27 | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 0.22 | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 0.17 | -22.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.17 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.125, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.17 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.31, 55% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.129 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.212 | 0.17 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.195 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Maldives?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Maldives was 0.17 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Maldives ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 opioid use who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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