Homicides in Maldives
Maldives: Homicides was 10.18 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, homicides in Maldives stood at 10.18 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Maldives peaked at 10.18 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.9 deaths, in 2000.
That places Maldives 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.69 deaths | 6.9 deaths | 8.24 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.15 deaths | 8.33 deaths | 10 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.15 deaths | 10.12 deaths | 10.18 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More social development data for Maldives
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 62 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.556 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.695 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.777 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.556 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.316 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.416 (2025)
- Varieties of democracy 0.556 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Maldives?
- Homicides in Maldives was 10.18 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 10.18 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 deaths in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for homicides?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.