Self harm death rates by age in Bolivia
Bolivia: Self harm death rates by age was 0.3662 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self harm death rates by age in Bolivia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 0.3662 for self harm death rates by age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 28.1% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Bolivia peaked at 0.7631 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3662, in 2021.
Bolivia ranks 83rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7054 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7331 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7369 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7406 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7593 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7631 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7303 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7325 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7063 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7039 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6819 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6711 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6239 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6019 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6258 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6451 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6529 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6498 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6323 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.614 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5091 | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3662 | -28.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.3662 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3576, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.3662 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.376, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -28.1% | 0.5091 | 0.3662 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7311 | 0.7039 | 0.7631 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6399 | 0.6019 | 0.6819 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4376 | 0.3662 | 0.5091 | 2 |
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More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,250 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % 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 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % 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 0.0508 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Bolivia?
- Self harm death rates by age in Bolivia was 0.3662 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7631 in 2005.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3662 in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Bolivia ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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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