Self harm death rates by age in Bahamas
Bahamas: Self harm death rates by age was 0.0264 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self harm death rates by age in Bahamas, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self harm death rates by age in Bahamas is 0.0264, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Bahamas peaked at 0.0556 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0244, in 2015.
Bahamas ranks 175th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0444 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0443 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0444 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0556 | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0447 | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0449 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0452 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0455 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.046 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0463 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0467 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0471 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0476 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.048 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0484 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0244 | -49.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0369 | +51.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0373 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0252 | -32.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0511 | +102.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0259 | -49.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0264 | +1.7% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.0264 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2842, 9% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.0264 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.376, 7% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +102.7% | 0.0252 | 0.0511 |
| 2016 | +51.4% | 0.0244 | 0.0369 |
| 2015 | -49.6% | 0.0484 | 0.0244 |
| 2020 | -49.2% | 0.0511 | 0.0259 |
| 2018 | -32.5% | 0.0373 | 0.0252 |
| 2003 | +25.4% | 0.0444 | 0.0556 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0461 | 0.0443 | 0.0556 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0413 | 0.0244 | 0.0511 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0261 | 0.0259 | 0.0264 | 2 |
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More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0273 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Bahamas?
- Self harm death rates by age in Bahamas was 0.0264 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0556 in 2003.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0244 in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Bahamas ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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