Self harm death rates by age in Eritrea
Eritrea: Self harm death rates by age was 0.6229 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.6229
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
51st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7157
in 2002
All-time low
0.4754
in 2012
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Eritrea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.6229 for self harm death rates by age in 2021.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Eritrea peaked at 0.7157 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4754, in 2012.
That places Eritrea 51st 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6916 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6089 | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7157 | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6922 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6927 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6624 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5591 | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6264 | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6075 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6037 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6181 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6084 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4754 | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6038 | +27.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5355 | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5024 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5347 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5544 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.609 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.643 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.655 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6229 | -4.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.6229 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7346, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.6229 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.646 | 0.5591 | 0.7157 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5685 | 0.4754 | 0.643 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6389 | 0.6229 | 0.655 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Eritrea?
- Self harm death rates by age in Eritrea was 0.6229 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7157 in 2002.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4754 in 2012.
- How does Eritrea rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Eritrea ranks 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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