Self harm death rates by age in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Self harm death rates by age was 0.1009 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.1009
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
152nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1547
in 2000
All-time low
0.0665
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Dominican Republic, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.1009 for self harm death rates by age in 2021.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.1547 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0665, in 2004.
Dominican Republic ranks 152nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1547 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1302 | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.116 | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0736 | -36.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0665 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1106 | +66.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1113 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0769 | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0913 | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1102 | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 0.096 | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1164 | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1354 | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1332 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1379 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1408 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1311 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1371 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1299 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1238 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.105 | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1009 | -3.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.1009 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 47% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.1009 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.376, 27% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1041 | 0.0665 | 0.1547 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1282 | 0.096 | 0.1408 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.103 | 0.1009 | 0.105 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % 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 0.0434 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Dominican Republic?
- Self harm death rates by age in Dominican Republic was 0.1009 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1547 in 2000.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0665 in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Dominican Republic ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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