Self harm death rates by age in Guinea
Guinea: Self harm death rates by age was 0.3764 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Guinea stood at 0.3764.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Guinea peaked at 0.5233 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.194, in 2001.
That places Guinea 81st 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2926 | — |
| 2001 | 0.194 | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 0.423 | +118.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5233 | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 0.51 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4791 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.499 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4911 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4883 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4845 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4851 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4723 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4661 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.453 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4226 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4287 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4295 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4252 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4262 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4311 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4484 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3764 | -16.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.3764 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3576, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.3764 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +118.1% | 0.194 | 0.423 |
| 2001 | -33.7% | 0.2926 | 0.194 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4385 | 0.194 | 0.5233 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.444 | 0.4226 | 0.4851 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4124 | 0.3764 | 0.4484 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Guinea?
- Self harm death rates by age in Guinea was 0.3764 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5233 in 2003.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 2001.
- How does Guinea rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Guinea ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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