Self harm death rates by age in Iran
Iran: Self harm death rates by age was 0.1889 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.1889
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
127th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6211
in 2000
All-time low
0.1889
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Iran, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Iran stood at 0.1889. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Iran peaked at 0.6211 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1889, in 2021.
That places Iran 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6211 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6047 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6085 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4785 | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5576 | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5212 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5082 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5315 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4902 | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4473 | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4026 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3672 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3198 | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3179 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3157 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2816 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2749 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2456 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2359 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2295 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1923 | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1889 | -1.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.1889 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.1889 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1197, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5369 | 0.4473 | 0.6211 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2991 | 0.2295 | 0.4026 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1906 | 0.1889 | 0.1923 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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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 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % 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 0.0327 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Iran?
- Self harm death rates by age in Iran was 0.1889 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6211 in 2000.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1889 in 2021.
- How does Iran rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Iran ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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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