Suicide mortality rate, female in Maldives
Maldives: Suicide mortality rate, female was 0.32 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, female in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, female in Maldives is 0.32 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Maldives peaked at 0.97 per 100,000 female population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.32 per 100,000 female population, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 180th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.97 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 0.94 per 100,000 female population | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.85 per 100,000 female population | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.82 per 100,000 female population | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.68 per 100,000 female population | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.69 per 100,000 female population | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.68 per 100,000 female population | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.67 per 100,000 female population | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.67 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.67 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.66 per 100,000 female population | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.64 per 100,000 female population | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.61 per 100,000 female population | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.57 per 100,000 female population | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.54 per 100,000 female population | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.51 per 100,000 female population | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.49 per 100,000 female population | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.48 per 100,000 female population | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.45 per 100,000 female population | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.52 per 100,000 female population | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 0.43 per 100,000 female population | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.32 per 100,000 female population | -25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.764 per 100,000 female population | 0.67 per 100,000 female population | 0.97 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.547 per 100,000 female population | 0.45 per 100,000 female population | 0.66 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.375 per 100,000 female population | 0.32 per 100,000 female population | 0.43 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 177 United Arab Emirates 0.36 per 100,000 female population compare
- 178 Kuwait 0.34 per 100,000 female population compare
- 179 Egypt 0.33 per 100,000 female population compare
- 181 Jordan 0.29 per 100,000 female population compare
- 182 Syrian Arab Republic 0.26 per 100,000 female population compare
- 183 Palestine, State of 0.23 per 100,000 female population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Maldives?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Maldives was 0.32 per 100,000 female population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Maldives ranks 180th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).