Number of deaths who in Maldives
Maldives: Number of deaths who was 3,470 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths who in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths who in Maldives stood at 3,470. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 137.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths who in Maldives peaked at 3,470 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,338, in 2002.
That places Maldives 168th 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.
Number of deaths who in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,356 | — |
| 2001 | 1,340 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,338 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,342 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,447 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1,347 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 1,362 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,383 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,396 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,416 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1,446 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,460 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,412 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,416 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,434 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,478 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1,516 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,549 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,567 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3,226 | +105.9% |
| 2020 | 3,403 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 3,470 | +2.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3,470 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,368, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3,470 is below the median for South Asia, which is 171,973, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths who 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 | +105.9% | 1,567 | 3,226 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,373 | 1,338 | 1,447 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,650 | 1,412 | 3,226 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,436 | 3,403 | 3,470 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths who in Maldives?
- Number of deaths who in Maldives was 3,470 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths who recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3,470 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths who recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,338 in 2002.
- How does Maldives rank for number of deaths who?
- Maldives ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths who rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.7%. 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 Number of deaths who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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