Self harm death rates by age in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Self harm death rates by age was 0.5575 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self harm death rates by age in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.5575. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.11 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5575, in 2021.
That places Equatorial Guinea 57th 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.07 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9862 | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 1.04 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.11 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 1 | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 1.01 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.03 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.943 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8917 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9083 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.849 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7827 | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.723 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6304 | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6116 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5743 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6456 | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6474 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6534 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6494 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7072 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5575 | -21.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.5575 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.5575 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9993 | 0.8917 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6767 | 0.5743 | 0.849 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6324 | 0.5575 | 0.7072 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % 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 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Equatorial Guinea?
- Self harm death rates by age in Equatorial Guinea was 0.5575 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 2003.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5575 in 2021.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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