Self harm death rates by age in Maldives
Maldives: Self harm death rates by age was 0.0373 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self harm death rates by age in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Maldives stood at 0.0373. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.7% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Maldives peaked at 0.1662 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0373, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 173rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1588 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1533 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1662 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1609 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1165 | -27.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1495 | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 0.143 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1462 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1488 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1291 | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1296 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0969 | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0959 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0838 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0925 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0704 | -23.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0592 | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0583 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0575 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0568 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0563 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0373 | -33.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0373 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 17% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0373 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3246, 11% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1472 | 0.1165 | 0.1662 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0801 | 0.0568 | 0.1296 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0468 | 0.0373 | 0.0563 | 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 self harm death rates by age in Maldives?
- Self harm death rates by age in Maldives was 0.0373 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1662 in 2002.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0373 in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Maldives ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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