Self harm death rates by age in Gambia
Gambia: Self harm death rates by age was 0.3805 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.3805
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
79th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6125
in 2003
All-time low
0.3805
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.3805 for self harm death rates by age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Gambia peaked at 0.6125 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3805, in 2021.
Gambia ranks 79th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5224 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5097 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.586 | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6125 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6056 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5791 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5623 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5345 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5212 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5096 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4911 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4851 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4719 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4578 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4467 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4366 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4295 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4154 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4093 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.402 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3952 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3805 | -3.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.3805 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7346, 52% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.3805 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5543 | 0.5096 | 0.6125 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4445 | 0.402 | 0.4911 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3879 | 0.3805 | 0.3952 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Gambia?
- Self harm death rates by age in Gambia was 0.3805 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6125 in 2003.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3805 in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Gambia ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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