Self harm death rates by age in Malaysia
Malaysia: Self harm death rates by age was 0.0471 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self harm death rates by age in Malaysia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0471 for self harm death rates by age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 33.4% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Malaysia peaked at 0.1203 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0471, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 168th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1199 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1198 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.12 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1203 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1192 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1174 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1134 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.109 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1072 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.105 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1024 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1012 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0994 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0972 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0977 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0996 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0956 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0904 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0876 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0795 | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0708 | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0471 | -33.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0471 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 22% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0471 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3405, 14% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -33.4% | 0.0708 | 0.0471 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1151 | 0.105 | 0.1203 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0951 | 0.0795 | 0.1024 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.059 | 0.0471 | 0.0708 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Malaysia?
- Self harm death rates by age in Malaysia was 0.0471 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1203 in 2003.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0471 in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Malaysia ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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