Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Maldives
Maldives: Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender was 10.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 10.6% for expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Maldives peaked at 31.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 176th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 24.9% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 15.3% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.6% | 13.4% | 2 |
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- 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 expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Maldives?
- Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Maldives was 10.6% in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender?
- Maldives ranks 176th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.