Self harm death rates by age in El Salvador

El Salvador: Self harm death rates by age was 0.824 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
0.824
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
31st
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.9501
in 2012
All-time low
0.666
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Self harm death rates by age in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.812000201020212000: 0.712001: 0.6662002: 0.7242003: 0.6792004: 0.7062005: 0.72006: 0.7472007: 0.7612008: 0.7772009: 0.7682010: 0.8492011: 0.8692012: 0.952013: 0.9272014: 0.9082015: 0.9032016: 0.8682017: 0.8982018: 0.8472019: 0.8592020: 0.8172021: 0.824

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.824 for self harm death rates by age in 2021.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in El Salvador peaked at 0.9501 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.666, in 2001.

El Salvador ranks 31st of 192 countries on this measure, 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 0.7239 0.666 0.7768 10
2010s 0.8878 0.8466 0.9501 10
2020s 0.8207 0.8174 0.824 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is self harm death rates by age in El Salvador?
Self harm death rates by age in El Salvador was 0.824 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9501 in 2012.
What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.666 in 2001.
How does El Salvador rank for self harm death rates by age?
El Salvador ranks 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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