Self harm death rates by age in China
China: Self harm death rates by age was 0.2391 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.2391
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
113th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7077
in 2000
All-time low
0.2335
in 2017
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in China, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 0.2391 for self harm death rates by age in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in China peaked at 0.7077 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2335, in 2017.
That places China 113th 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.
Self harm death rates by age in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7077 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6643 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.629 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5686 | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5157 | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4495 | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4057 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3627 | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2983 | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3108 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2927 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2861 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2683 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2496 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2399 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2383 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2352 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2335 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2337 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2343 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2371 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2391 | +0.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2391 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.2391 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3405, 70% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4912 | 0.2983 | 0.7077 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2512 | 0.2335 | 0.2927 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2381 | 0.2371 | 0.2391 | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.73 % 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 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in China?
- Self harm death rates by age in China was 0.2391 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7077 in 2000.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2335 in 2017.
- How does China rank for self harm death rates by age?
- China ranks 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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