Self harm death rates by age in Burundi
Burundi: Self harm death rates by age was 1.24 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.24
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
7th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.53
in 2000
All-time low
0.8835
in 2012
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Burundi, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.24 for self harm death rates by age in 2021.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Burundi peaked at 2.53 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8835, in 2012.
That places Burundi 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.53 | — |
| 2001 | 2.34 | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 2.1 | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 1.83 | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 1.58 | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 1.29 | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 1.37 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.18 | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 1.03 | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9496 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9159 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8855 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8835 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.898 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9322 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.968 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.03 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.15 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.24 | +7.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.24 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7346, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.24 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.62 | 0.9496 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9788 | 0.8835 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 | 1.15 | 1.24 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Burundi?
- Self harm death rates by age in Burundi was 1.24 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 in 2000.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8835 in 2012.
- How does Burundi rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Burundi ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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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