Self harm death rates by age in Iraq
Iraq: Self harm death rates by age was 0.2109 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in Iraq, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Iraq stood at 0.2109.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Iraq peaked at 0.2362 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0906, in 2006.
Iraq ranks 120th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2209 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1983 | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2058 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.157 | -23.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1518 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1349 | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0906 | -32.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0965 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1778 | +84.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2103 | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2259 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2362 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.23 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1984 | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1326 | -33.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1453 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1386 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1514 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2225 | +46.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2219 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2174 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2109 | -3.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.2109 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.2109 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1197, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +84.4% | 0.0965 | 0.1778 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1644 | 0.0906 | 0.2209 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1903 | 0.1326 | 0.2362 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2142 | 0.2109 | 0.2174 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % 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 0.0618 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Iraq?
- Self harm death rates by age in Iraq was 0.2109 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2362 in 2011.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0906 in 2006.
- How does Iraq rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Iraq ranks 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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