Share of deaths from underlying causes in Maldives
Maldives: Share of deaths from underlying causes was 6.55 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from underlying causes in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share of deaths from underlying causes in Maldives stood at 6.55.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.7% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from underlying causes in Maldives peaked at 10.51 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.502, in 2000.
That places Maldives 110th out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of deaths from underlying causes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.502 | — |
| 2001 | 5.21 | +937.5% |
| 2002 | 5.55 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 4.08 | -26.5% |
| 2004 | 4.04 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.82 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 5.09 | +33.4% |
| 2008 | 7.6 | +49.2% |
| 2010 | 8.15 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 8.8 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 8.09 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 8.94 | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 7.43 | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 7.64 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 6.11 | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 7.74 | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 8.53 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 9.28 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 10.51 | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 6.55 | -37.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 6.55 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.62, 42% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of deaths from underlying causes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +937.5% | 0.502 | 5.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.48 | 0.502 | 7.6 | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.07 | 6.11 | 9.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.53 | 6.55 | 10.51 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 107 Turkmenistan 8.34 compare
- 108 Uzbekistan 8.26 compare
- 109 South Africa 8.25 compare
- 111 Syria 6.22 compare
- 112 Egypt 5.82 compare
- 113 Oman 3.76 compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from underlying causes in Maldives?
- Share of deaths from underlying causes in Maldives was 6.55 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from underlying causes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 10.51 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from underlying causes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.502 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for share of deaths from underlying causes?
- Maldives ranks 110th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of deaths from underlying causes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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 Share of deaths from underlying causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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