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 194 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
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 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 opioid overdoses by sex in Maldives, year by year
| 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% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.04 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.54, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.04 is below the median for South Asia, which is 20.73, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
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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 194 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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