Self harm death rates by age in India
India: Self harm death rates by age was 0.6866 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.6866
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
44th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.37
in 2000
All-time low
0.6866
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in India, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in India stood at 0.6866. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in India peaked at 1.37 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6866, in 2021.
That places India 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.37 | — |
| 2001 | 1.31 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.28 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.23 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.21 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.19 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.17 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.11 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.04 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.02 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9715 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9133 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8633 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.829 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7816 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6866 | -12.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.6866 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3576, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.6866 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3246, 2.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 | 1.07 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9797 | 0.829 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7341 | 0.6866 | 0.7816 | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 41 Madagascar 0.7346 compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 0.7023 compare
- 43 Uruguay 0.7 compare
- 45 Benin 0.6777 compare
- 46 Angola 0.6618 compare
- 47 Costa Rica 0.6572 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in India?
- Self harm death rates by age in India was 0.6866 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 2000.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6866 in 2021.
- How does India rank for self harm death rates by age?
- India ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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