Self harm death rates by age in Belgium
Belgium: Self harm death rates by age was 0.2699 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.2699
Change on year
down 43.7%
World rank
109th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6539
in 2003
All-time low
0.0551
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self harm death rates by age in Belgium is 0.2699, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Belgium peaked at 0.6539 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0551, in 2005.
That places Belgium 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3854 | 0.0551 | 0.6539 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2678 | 0.1332 | 0.4966 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3748 | 0.2699 | 0.4797 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 106 Slovakia 0.2849 compare
- 107 Estonia 0.2842 compare
- 108 Mauritania 0.2741 compare
- 110 Philippines 0.2614 compare
- 111 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2573 compare
- 112 Congo 0.2431 compare
More health data for Belgium
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 65,945 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Belgium?
- Self harm death rates by age in Belgium was 0.2699 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6539 in 2003.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0551 in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Belgium ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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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