Self harm death rates by age in Gabon
Gabon: Self harm death rates by age was 0.5896 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in Gabon, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Gabon stood at 0.5896.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Gabon peaked at 0.8714 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2681, in 2004.
Gabon ranks 53rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7048 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3282 | -53.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5634 | +71.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5498 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2681 | -51.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8714 | +225.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7868 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8103 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7704 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8472 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8549 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8476 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8569 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8382 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8108 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7875 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8396 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8379 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8176 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8214 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6011 | -26.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5896 | -1.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.5896 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 2.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.5896 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +225.0% | 0.2681 | 0.8714 |
| 2002 | +71.6% | 0.3282 | 0.5634 |
| 2001 | -53.4% | 0.7048 | 0.3282 |
| 2004 | -51.2% | 0.5498 | 0.2681 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.65 | 0.2681 | 0.8714 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8312 | 0.7875 | 0.8569 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5953 | 0.5896 | 0.6011 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 0.0647 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Gabon?
- Self harm death rates by age in Gabon was 0.5896 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8714 in 2005.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2681 in 2004.
- How does Gabon rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Gabon ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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