Deaths from falls in Maldives
Maldives: Deaths from falls was 31.07 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from falls in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from falls in Maldives stood at 31.07 deaths.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and up 101.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from falls in Maldives peaked at 35.89 deaths in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.16 deaths, in 2000.
That places Maldives 161st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.59 deaths | 11.16 deaths | 14.6 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.55 deaths | 14.96 deaths | 35.89 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.02 deaths | 31.07 deaths | 34.97 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 158 Montenegro 41.39 deaths compare
- 159 Eswatini 38.35 deaths compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 34.01 deaths compare
- 162 Bahrain 31.02 deaths compare
- 163 Cape Verde 27.68 deaths compare
- 164 Fiji 27.05 deaths compare
More health data for Maldives
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,708 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,640 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,534 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from falls in Maldives?
- Deaths from falls in Maldives was 31.07 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from falls recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 35.89 deaths in 2019.
- What is the lowest deaths from falls recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.16 deaths in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for deaths from falls?
- Maldives ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from falls rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.4%. 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 Deaths from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes.