Self harm death rates by age in Gambia

Gambia: Self harm death rates by age was 0.3805 in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3805
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
79th
of 192 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

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.5222001: 0.512002: 0.5862003: 0.6122004: 0.6062005: 0.5792006: 0.5622007: 0.5342008: 0.5212009: 0.512010: 0.4912011: 0.4852012: 0.4722013: 0.4582014: 0.4472015: 0.4372016: 0.432017: 0.4152018: 0.4092019: 0.4022020: 0.3952021: 0.381

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 192 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 76 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 0.3926 compare
  2. 77 Poland 0.3898 compare
  3. 78 Haiti 0.3879 compare
  4. 80 Russia 0.3803 compare
  5. 81 Guinea 0.3764 compare
  6. 82 Chile 0.376 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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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 192 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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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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