Self harm death rates by age in Egypt
Egypt: Self harm death rates by age was 0.0442 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.0442
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
169th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0632
in 2012
All-time low
0.0442
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Egypt, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Egypt stood at 0.0442. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Egypt peaked at 0.0632 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0442, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0597 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0594 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.061 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0608 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0615 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0621 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0604 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0596 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0609 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0622 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0616 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0616 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0632 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0597 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0561 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0539 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.052 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0506 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.051 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.051 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0483 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0442 | -8.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0442 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3576, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0442 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1197, 37% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0608 | 0.0594 | 0.0622 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0561 | 0.0506 | 0.0632 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0462 | 0.0442 | 0.0483 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 0.0512 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Egypt?
- Self harm death rates by age in Egypt was 0.0442 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0632 in 2012.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0442 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Egypt ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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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