Self harm death rates by age in Liberia
Liberia: Self harm death rates by age was 0.864 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in Liberia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self harm death rates by age in Liberia is 0.864, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Liberia peaked at 0.8894 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5776, in 2014.
That places Liberia 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7355 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6822 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6488 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6678 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6611 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5892 | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6034 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5943 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5998 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6135 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.645 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6672 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.676 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6815 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5776 | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.733 | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7393 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7797 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7929 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8051 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8894 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.864 | -2.9% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.864 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7346, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.864 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +26.9% | 0.5776 | 0.733 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6395 | 0.5892 | 0.7355 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7097 | 0.5776 | 0.8051 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8767 | 0.864 | 0.8894 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 24 Sierra Leone 0.9183 compare
- 25 Colombia 0.917 compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 0.9096 compare
- 28 Marshall Islands 0.8425 compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 0.8319 compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 0.8305 compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Liberia?
- Self harm death rates by age in Liberia was 0.864 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8894 in 2020.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5776 in 2014.
- How does Liberia rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Liberia ranks 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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