Death rate from suicides ghe in Maldives
Maldives: Death rate from suicides ghe was 1.55 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.55
Change on year
down 21.7%
World rank
181st
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.9
in 2000
All-time low
1.55
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from suicides ghe in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from suicides ghe in Maldives stood at 1.55. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from suicides ghe in Maldives peaked at 2.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.55, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 181st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from suicides ghe in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9 | — |
| 2001 | 2.85 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.77 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.77 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.32 | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 2.43 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 2.62 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 2.63 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.75 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 2.75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.69 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.69 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.74 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.57 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 2.64 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.5 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.56 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.34 | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 2 | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 2.53 | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 1.98 | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 1.55 | -21.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.55 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.99, 22% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.55 is below the median for South Asia, which is 7.5, 21% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.68 | 2.32 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.53 | 2 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 | 1.55 | 1.98 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 178 Papua New Guinea 1.82 compare
- 179 United Arab Emirates 1.71 compare
- 180 Jamaica 1.69 compare
- 182 Azerbaijan 1.54 compare
- 183 Peru 1.51 compare
- 184 Antigua and Barbuda 1.44 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from suicides ghe in Maldives?
- Death rate from suicides ghe in Maldives was 1.55 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from suicides ghe recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from suicides ghe recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for death rate from suicides ghe?
- Maldives ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from suicides ghe rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from suicides ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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