Homicide rate in Maldives
Maldives: Homicide rate was 0.3679 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate 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
In 2021, homicide rate in Maldives stood at 0.3679 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 41.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate 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.
Maldives ranks 99th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicide rate 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% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.3679 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people, 12% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +282.5% | 0.2299 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8793 deaths per 100,000 people |
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 in Maldives?
- Homicide rate 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 recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8793 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for homicide rate?
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.