Self harm death rates by age in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Self harm death rates by age was 0.4211 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.4211
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
73rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.5205
in 2001
All-time low
0.1734
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.4211 for self harm death rates by age in 2021.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.5205 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1734, in 2003.
That places Guinea-Bissau 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3628 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5205 | +43.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3781 | -27.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1734 | -54.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2711 | +56.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4043 | +49.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4409 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3933 | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3553 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3597 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3401 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.305 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2417 | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 0.239 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3069 | +28.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3498 | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3576 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3861 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3614 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4135 | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4521 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4211 | -6.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.4211 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7346, 57% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.4211 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3659 | 0.1734 | 0.5205 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3301 | 0.239 | 0.4135 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4366 | 0.4211 | 0.4521 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % 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 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % 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 0.0683 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Guinea-Bissau?
- Self harm death rates by age in Guinea-Bissau was 0.4211 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5205 in 2001.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1734 in 2003.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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