Drug use disorder death rate in Maldives
Maldives: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.25 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 19.4%
World rank
122nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
0.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Drug use disorder 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
Maldives recorded 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people for drug use disorder death rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Maldives peaked at 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Maldives 122nd 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.
Drug use disorder death rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.7% |
| 2020 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.171 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.287 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 119 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Oman 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 121 Qatar 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 123 Japan 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Azerbaijan 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Romania 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Maldives?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Maldives was 0.25 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 drug use disorder death rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Maldives ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Drug use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.