Self harm death rates by age in Dominica
Dominica: Self harm death rates by age was 0.1606 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.1606
Change on year
up 104.6%
World rank
137th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1666
in 2006
All-time low
0
in 2015
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Dominica, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self harm death rates by age in Dominica is 0.1606, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 104.6% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Dominica peaked at 0.1666 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2015.
That places Dominica 137th 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1461 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1498 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.153 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1561 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1062 | -32.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1627 | +53.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1666 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1141 | -31.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1174 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1206 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0618 | -48.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1255 | +103.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1279 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1277 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1277 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1384 | — |
| 2017 | 0.147 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0751 | -48.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1535 | +104.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0785 | -48.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1606 | +104.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.1606 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 74% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.1606 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.376, 43% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1393 | 0.1062 | 0.1666 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1085 | 0 | 0.1535 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1196 | 0.0785 | 0.1606 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More health data for Dominica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0066 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.75 % 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 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % 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 0.0273 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Dominica?
- Self harm death rates by age in Dominica was 0.1606 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1666 in 2006.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- How does Dominica rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Dominica ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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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