Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Maldives
Maldives: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 0.07 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Maldives stood at 0.07 deaths.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Maldives peaked at 0.08 deaths in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.04 deaths, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 154th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Maldives, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.04 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 deaths | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 deaths | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 deaths | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.08 deaths | +60.0% |
| 2020 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.07 deaths | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.04 deaths | 0.04 deaths | 0.04 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.047 deaths | 0.04 deaths | 0.08 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.075 deaths | 0.07 deaths | 0.08 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 151 Barbados 0.17 deaths compare
- 152 Nigeria 0.11 deaths compare
- 153 Saint Lucia 0.08 deaths compare
- 154 Solomon Islands 0.07 deaths compare
- 156 Fiji 0.06 deaths compare
- 156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.06 deaths compare
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0115 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Maldives?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Maldives was 0.07 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 deaths in 2019.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 deaths in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Maldives ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. 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 deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.