Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Maldives
Maldives: Suicide mortality rate, by sex was 1.5 per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate, by sex in Maldives stood at 1.5 per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, by sex in Maldives peaked at 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5 per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 183rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Maldives, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 2.4 per 100,000 people | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 2.7 per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5 per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 2.5 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9 per 100,000 people | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5 per 100,000 people | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.65 per 100,000 people | 2.4 per 100,000 people | 2.9 per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.57 per 100,000 people | 2.5 per 100,000 people | 2.7 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.7 per 100,000 people | 1.5 per 100,000 people | 1.9 per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 180 Jamaica 1.7 per 100,000 people compare
- 180 United Arab Emirates 1.7 per 100,000 people compare
- 182 Azerbaijan 1.6 per 100,000 people compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 1.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 183 Peru 1.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Grenada 1.3 per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, by sex in Maldives?
- Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Maldives was 1.5 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for suicide mortality rate, by sex?
- Maldives ranks 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, by sex rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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