Self harm death rates by age in Mexico
Mexico: Self harm death rates by age was 0.7647 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.7647
Change on year
down 17.1%
World rank
35th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.923
in 2020
All-time low
0.3642
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Mexico, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.7647 for self harm death rates by age in 2021.
That represents a change of down 17.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Mexico peaked at 0.923 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3642, in 2000.
That places Mexico 35th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3642 | — |
| 2001 | 0.4278 | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4975 | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4185 | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4758 | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4825 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5223 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4197 | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5438 | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5445 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5508 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7958 | +44.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6279 | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5619 | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7632 | +35.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7459 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.711 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6292 | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7265 | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6668 | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.923 | +38.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7647 | -17.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.7647 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 3.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.7647 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.376, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4697 | 0.3642 | 0.5445 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6779 | 0.5508 | 0.7958 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8439 | 0.7647 | 0.923 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,760 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Mexico?
- Self harm death rates by age in Mexico was 0.7647 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.923 in 2020.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3642 in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Mexico ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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