Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Maldives
Maldives: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 84.14 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
84.14 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
118th
of 194 countries
All-time high
101.37 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
64.01 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 84.14 DALYs per 100,000 people for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Maldives peaked at 101.37 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 64.01 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Maldives 118th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Maldives, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.01 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 65.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 67.48 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 69.8 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 70.82 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 73.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 77.02 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 81.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 85.52 DALYs per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 89.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 93.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 96.02 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 99.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 99.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.37 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 101.37 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 101.07 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.61 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 94.68 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 95.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 89.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 84.14 DALYs per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.42 DALYs per 100,000 people | 64.01 DALYs per 100,000 people | 89.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.92 DALYs per 100,000 people | 93.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | 101.37 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | 84.14 DALYs per 100,000 people | 89.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 115 Paraguay 86.07 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 116 India 85.31 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 117 Barbados 85.01 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Micronesia, Federated States of 83.35 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 120 Antigua and Barbuda 82.48 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 121 Rwanda 81.08 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Maldives?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Maldives was 84.14 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 101.37 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.01 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Maldives ranks 118th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.