Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Maldives

Maldives: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 7.4 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
7.4
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
160th
of 184 countries
All-time high
20.67
in 2000
All-time low
7.4
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Maldives, 2000–2019

051015202000200920192000: 20.72001: 18.52002: 17.22003: 14.42004: 11.62005: 122006: 11.22007: 10.82008: 10.62009: 10.42010: 102011: 9.92012: 9.42013: 9.22014: 92015: 8.62016: 8.72017: 8.42018: 82019: 7.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 7.4 for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Maldives peaked at 20.67 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.4, in 2019.

That places Maldives 160th out of 184 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths) in Maldives, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 20.67
2001 18.51 -10.5%
2002 17.24 -6.8%
2003 14.4 -16.5%
2004 11.57 -19.6%
2005 11.96 +3.3%
2006 11.25 -6.0%
2007 10.76 -4.3%
2008 10.6 -1.5%
2009 10.37 -2.2%
2010 9.99 -3.7%
2011 9.92 -0.7%
2012 9.37 -5.5%
2013 9.21 -1.8%
2014 8.97 -2.6%
2015 8.6 -4.1%
2016 8.74 +1.5%
2017 8.4 -3.8%
2018 8.03 -4.5%
2019 7.4 -7.7%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 7.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.77, 47% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 7.4 is below the median for South Asia, which is 20.07, 37% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.73 10.37 20.67 10
2010s 8.86 7.4 9.99 10

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 157 Kuwait 7.94 compare
  2. 158 Saint Lucia 7.87 compare
  3. 159 Norway 7.61 compare
  4. 161 Mongolia 7.24 compare
  5. 162 Trinidad and Tobago 7 compare
  6. 163 Bahamas 6.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Maldives?
Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Maldives was 7.4 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 20.67 in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 7.4 in 2019.
How does Maldives rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
Maldives ranks 160th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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, published as part of Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,086 data points, 2000–2021
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