Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Maldives

Maldives: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex was 0.04 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.04
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
150th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.05
in 2019
All-time low
0.02
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Maldives, 2000–2021

00.010.020.030.040.052000201020212000: 0.022001: 0.022002: 0.022003: 0.022004: 0.022005: 0.022006: 0.022007: 0.022008: 0.022009: 0.022010: 0.032011: 0.032012: 0.032013: 0.032014: 0.032015: 0.032016: 0.032017: 0.032018: 0.032019: 0.052020: 0.052021: 0.04

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.04 for deaths opioid overdoses by sex in 2021.

That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Maldives peaked at 0.05 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2000.

That places Maldives 150th out of 192 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 opioid overdoses by sex in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Maldives, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.02
2001 0.02 +0.0%
2002 0.02 +0.0%
2003 0.02 +0.0%
2004 0.02 +0.0%
2005 0.02 +0.0%
2006 0.02 +0.0%
2007 0.02 +0.0%
2008 0.02 +0.0%
2009 0.02 +0.0%
2010 0.03 +50.0%
2011 0.03 +0.0%
2012 0.03 +0.0%
2013 0.03 +0.0%
2014 0.03 +0.0%
2015 0.03 +0.0%
2016 0.03 +0.0%
2017 0.03 +0.0%
2018 0.03 +0.0%
2019 0.05 +66.7%
2020 0.05 +0.0%
2021 0.04 -20.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.02 0.02 0.02 10
2010s 0.032 0.03 0.05 10
2020s 0.045 0.04 0.05 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 147 Nigeria 0.08 compare
  2. 148 Suriname 0.07 compare
  3. 149 Dominica 0.06 compare
  4. 150 Barbados 0.04 compare
  5. 150 Fiji 0.04 compare
  6. 150 Solomon Islands 0.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Maldives?
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Maldives was 0.04 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.05 in 2019.
What is the lowest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2000.
How does Maldives rank for deaths opioid overdoses by sex?
Maldives ranks 150th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths opioid overdoses by sex rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 opioid overdoses by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex
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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