Self harm death rates by age in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Self harm death rates by age was 0.6572 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6572
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
47th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.9285
in 2006
All-time low
0.1591
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Self harm death rates by age in Costa Rica, 2000–2021

0.20.40.60.812000201020212000: 0.1592001: 0.4192002: 0.4482003: 0.3222004: 0.4562005: 0.3572006: 0.9282007: 0.1712008: 0.2572009: 0.3332010: 0.452011: 0.6192012: 0.6952013: 0.6262014: 0.5262015: 0.5672016: 0.4962017: 0.3382018: 0.4442019: 0.6132020: 0.6512021: 0.657

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for self harm death rates by age in Costa Rica is 0.6572, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9285 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1591, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 47th out of 192 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.385 0.1591 0.9285 10
2010s 0.5374 0.3377 0.6949 10
2020s 0.6543 0.6514 0.6572 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is self harm death rates by age in Costa Rica?
Self harm death rates by age in Costa Rica was 0.6572 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9285 in 2006.
What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1591 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for self harm death rates by age?
Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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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Indicator
Self harm death rates by age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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