Self harm death rates by age in Australia
Australia: Self harm death rates by age was 0.6238 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in Australia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Australia stood at 0.6238. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Australia peaked at 0.6238 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0703, in 2009.
Australia ranks 50th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2226 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2001 | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.201 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3417 | +70.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1922 | -43.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2194 | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2122 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2994 | +41.1% |
| 2008 | 0.274 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0703 | -74.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2792 | +296.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3789 | +35.7% |
| 2012 | 0.367 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4955 | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5027 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3044 | -39.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3987 | +31.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5052 | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4806 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3968 | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5147 | +29.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6238 | +21.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.6238 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2842, 2.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.6238 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3405, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +296.9% | 0.0703 | 0.2792 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2233 | 0.0703 | 0.3417 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4109 | 0.2792 | 0.5052 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5692 | 0.5147 | 0.6238 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % 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 0.0295 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Australia?
- Self harm death rates by age in Australia was 0.6238 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6238 in 2021.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0703 in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Australia ranks 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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