Suicide death rates by sex who in Maldives
Maldives: Suicide death rates by sex who was 2.26 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide death rates by sex who in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 2.26 for suicide death rates by sex who in 2021.
The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide death rates by sex who in Maldives peaked at 3.93 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.23, in 2018.
That places Maldives 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide death rates by sex who in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.93 | — |
| 2001 | 3.79 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 3.64 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.6 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.08 | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 3.08 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.15 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.06 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.09 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.01 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.92 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.89 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.86 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.7 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 2.75 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.65 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.68 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.52 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 2.23 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 3.18 | +42.7% |
| 2020 | 2.66 | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 2.26 | -15.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2.26 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.85, 33% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 2.26 is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.17, 28% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide death rates by sex 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 | +42.7% | 2.23 | 3.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.34 | 3.01 | 3.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 | 2.23 | 3.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 | 2.26 | 2.66 | 2 |
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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)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide death rates by sex who in Maldives?
- Suicide death rates by sex who in Maldives was 2.26 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide death rates by sex who recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide death rates by sex who recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.23 in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for suicide death rates by sex who?
- Maldives ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide death rates by sex who rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 Suicide death rates by sex who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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