Maldives's mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) was 0.02 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 44.83% from 0.03 in 2011 (5.77% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.02 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 0.02 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.03 | 2011 |
| Highest | 0.05 | 2000 |
| Lowest | 0.02 | 2021 |
| Average since 2012 | 0.02 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 0.05 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Maldives' mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) fell 0.006 on 2020 (from 0.02 to 0.02).
Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −0.0014 and a typical year strayed about 0.00276 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.005 in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.009 in 2004. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.000897 a year. A straight line explains 64% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Maldives had the 177th highest value of the 185 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 0.02 | 2021 |
| World | 0.56 | 2021 |
| South Asia | 0.13 | 2021 |
| Upper middle income | 0.71 | 2021 |
Closest to Maldives in the 2021 ranking
- São Tomé and Principe — 174th of 185: 0.03
- Israel — 175th of 185: 0.02
- Switzerland — 176th of 185: 0.02
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 178th of 185: 0.006
- Antigua and Barbuda — 179th of 185: 0.005
- Brunei Darussalam — 180th of 185: 0.002
What this measures
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.
Limitations: Some countries do not have death registration data or sample registration systems. The estimates on this indicator need to be completed with other type of information for these countries.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 22 values
| Year | Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.016 |
| 2020 | 0.022 |
| 2019 | 0.025 |
| 2018 | 0.02 |
| 2017 | 0.022 |
| 2016 | 0.022 |
| 2015 | 0.024 |
| 2014 | 0.025 |
| 2013 | 0.026 |
| 2012 | 0.028 |
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 0.1 (2021)
- Bhutan — 0.05 (2021)
- India — 0.07 (2021)
- Nepal — 3 (2021)
- Sri Lanka — 0.08 (2021)
More health data for Maldives
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 6.89% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 4.53% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 47,515 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 23.43% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 53,317 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 16.31% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 100,832 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 19.04% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 7.77% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Maldives's mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)?
- 0.02 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 68% from 0.05 in 2000 (5.28% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.05 in 2000 and the lowest 0.02 in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank?
- 177th highest of 185 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) unusual for Maldives?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.STA.POIS.P5.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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