Deaths from meningitis ghe in Maldives
Maldives: Deaths from meningitis ghe was 1.87 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Deaths from meningitis ghe in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from meningitis ghe in Maldives stood at 1.87.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from meningitis ghe in Maldives peaked at 3.46 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.45, in 2018.
Maldives ranks 170th 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.
Deaths from meningitis ghe in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.46 | — |
| 2001 | 3.17 | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 3.22 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.29 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.05 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 2.93 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 2.86 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.75 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.71 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.66 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.59 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.53 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.49 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1 | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 1.96 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.78 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.73 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.61 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 1.45 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 2.32 | +60.0% |
| 2020 | 2.17 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.87 | -13.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.87 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.89, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.87 is below the median for South Asia, which is 570.49, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from meningitis ghe in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +60.0% | 1.45 | 2.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.01 | 2.66 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 | 1.45 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 | 1.87 | 2.17 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from meningitis ghe in Maldives?
- Deaths from meningitis ghe in Maldives was 1.87 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from meningitis ghe recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 in 2000.
- What is the lowest deaths from meningitis ghe recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for deaths from meningitis ghe?
- Maldives ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from meningitis ghe rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 Deaths from meningitis ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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