Self harm death rates by age in South Korea
South Korea: Self harm death rates by age was 0.9983 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9983
Change on year
up 26.6%
World rank
17th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 2009
All-time low
0.3215
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in South Korea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.9983 for self harm death rates by age in 2021.
That represents a change of up 26.6% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in South Korea peaked at 1.02 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3215, in 2000.
That places South Korea 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3215 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3696 | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3227 | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3958 | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5345 | +35.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4803 | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4014 | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6541 | +63.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6501 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 | +57.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7368 | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6307 | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6272 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5524 | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5132 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4738 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3551 | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5744 | +61.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7022 | +22.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7281 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7887 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9983 | +26.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.9983 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2842, 3.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.9983 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3405, 2.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5154 | 0.3215 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5894 | 0.3551 | 0.7368 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8935 | 0.7887 | 0.9983 | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 14 United States 1.09 compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 1.08 compare
- 16 Kiribati 1.06 compare
- 18 New Zealand 0.9758 compare
- 19 South Sudan 0.9708 compare
- 20 Suriname 0.9512 compare
More health data for South Korea
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.66 % 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 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % 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 0.0124 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in South Korea?
- Self harm death rates by age in South Korea was 0.9983 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2009.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3215 in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for self harm death rates by age?
- South Korea ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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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