Self harm death rates by age in Angola
Angola: Self harm death rates by age was 0.6618 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self harm death rates by age in Angola, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Angola stood at 0.6618.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Angola peaked at 1.32 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5658, in 2002.
That places Angola 46th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.21 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7106 | -41.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5658 | -20.4% |
| 2003 | 1.29 | +127.3% |
| 2004 | 1.32 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.23 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.22 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.15 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.967 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9198 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8713 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8156 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7874 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7231 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.725 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6524 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6757 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6807 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6847 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6743 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6618 | -1.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.6618 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3576, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.6618 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +127.3% | 0.5658 | 1.29 |
| 2001 | -41.2% | 1.21 | 0.7106 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 | 0.5658 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7536 | 0.6524 | 0.9198 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.668 | 0.6618 | 0.6743 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31,754 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Angola?
- Self harm death rates by age in Angola was 0.6618 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 2004.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5658 in 2002.
- How does Angola rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Angola ranks 46th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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