Self harm death rates by age in Ecuador
Ecuador: Self harm death rates by age was 1.47 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.47
Change on year
down 19.8%
World rank
4th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.83
in 2020
All-time low
0.6964
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Ecuador, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.47 for self harm death rates by age in 2021.
The figure is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Ecuador peaked at 1.83 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6964, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6964 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7622 | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8905 | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7146 | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 1.35 | +88.9% |
| 2005 | 1.41 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.22 | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | -32.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.02 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.57 | +54.1% |
| 2012 | 1.46 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 1.13 | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 1.11 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.34 | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7 | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 1.67 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.45 | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 1.83 | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 1.47 | -19.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.47 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 6.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.47 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.376, 3.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 | 0.6964 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.02 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 | 1.47 | 1.83 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0378 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Ecuador?
- Self harm death rates by age in Ecuador was 1.47 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 in 2020.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6964 in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Ecuador ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).