Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Maldives

Maldives: Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who was 0.23 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.23
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
176th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.27
in 2019
All-time low
0.16
in 2012
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Maldives, 2000–2021

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.22001: 0.22002: 0.192003: 0.192004: 0.182005: 0.182006: 0.182007: 0.172008: 0.172009: 0.172010: 0.182011: 0.172012: 0.162013: 0.162014: 0.162015: 0.162016: 0.162017: 0.182018: 0.182019: 0.272020: 0.242021: 0.23

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.23 for deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Maldives peaked at 0.27 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 2012.

That places Maldives 176th 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.

Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Maldives, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2 —
2001 0.2 +0.0%
2002 0.19 -5.0%
2003 0.19 +0.0%
2004 0.18 -5.3%
2005 0.18 +0.0%
2006 0.18 +0.0%
2007 0.17 -5.6%
2008 0.17 +0.0%
2009 0.17 +0.0%
2010 0.18 +5.9%
2011 0.17 -5.6%
2012 0.16 -5.9%
2013 0.16 +0.0%
2014 0.16 +0.0%
2015 0.16 +0.0%
2016 0.16 +0.0%
2017 0.18 +12.5%
2018 0.18 +0.0%
2019 0.27 +50.0%
2020 0.24 -11.1%
2021 0.23 -4.2%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 0.23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.6, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 0.23 is below the median for South Asia, which is 37.07, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.183 0.17 0.2 10
2010s 0.178 0.16 0.27 10
2020s 0.235 0.23 0.24 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 173 Cape Verde 0.34 compare
  2. 174 Brunei 0.32 compare
  3. 174 Seychelles 0.32 compare
  4. 177 Solomon Islands 0.12 compare
  5. 178 Fiji 0.07 compare
  6. 179 Andorra 0.06 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Maldives?
Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Maldives was 0.23 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths alcohol drugs by sex who recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.27 in 2019.
What is the lowest deaths alcohol drugs by sex who recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 2012.
How does Maldives rank for deaths alcohol drugs by sex who?
Maldives ranks 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths alcohol drugs by sex who rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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 Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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