Homicide rate by age of the victim in Maldives
Maldives: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.3679 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.3679 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 41.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Maldives peaked at 0.8793 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Maldives 99th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Maldives, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.3493 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 0.6798 deaths per 100,000 people | +94.6% |
| 2003 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.3129 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5823 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 0.5468 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7552 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2013 | 0.4812 deaths per 100,000 people | -36.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2299 deaths per 100,000 people | -52.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8793 deaths per 100,000 people | +282.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6309 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4029 deaths per 100,000 people | -36.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3878 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1883 deaths per 100,000 people | -51.4% |
| 2020 | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +96.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3679 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2405 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6798 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4502 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8793 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.369 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3679 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 96 Italy 0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Tajikistan 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 United Kingdom 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Kuwait 0.3524 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Barbados 0.3517 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Azerbaijan 0.2214 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Maldives
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -18.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Maldives?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Maldives was 0.3679 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8793 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Maldives ranks 99th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.