Self harm death rates by age in Bhutan
Bhutan: Self harm death rates by age was 0.7395 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in Bhutan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.7395 for self harm death rates by age in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Bhutan peaked at 0.7611 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2605, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2605 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3783 | +45.2% |
| 2002 | 0.411 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5123 | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5554 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5775 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6127 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6252 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6336 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6417 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6055 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6603 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7045 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7377 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7611 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7263 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7428 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7496 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6791 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5952 | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.739 | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7395 | +0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.7395 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3576, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.7395 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3246, 2.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +45.2% | 0.2605 | 0.3783 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5208 | 0.2605 | 0.6417 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6962 | 0.5952 | 0.7611 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7392 | 0.739 | 0.7395 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 36 Vanuatu 0.7636 compare
- 37 Nicaragua 0.7571 compare
- 38 Somalia 0.7513 compare
- 40 Mozambique 0.7378 compare
- 41 Madagascar 0.7346 compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 0.7023 compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % 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 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % 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 0.0313 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Bhutan?
- Self harm death rates by age in Bhutan was 0.7395 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7611 in 2014.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2605 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Bhutan ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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