Self harm death rates by age in Moldova
Moldova: Self harm death rates by age was 0.1642 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Self harm death rates by age in Moldova, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.1642 for self harm death rates by age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 70.1% on the previous year and down 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Moldova peaked at 1.67 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1642, in 2021.
Moldova ranks 135th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Self harm death rates by age in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5179 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3177 | -38.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5583 | +75.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6902 | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 0.825 | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3078 | -62.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3979 | +29.3% |
| 2007 | 1.04 | +160.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9763 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6149 | -37.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3431 | -44.2% |
| 2011 | 1.59 | +364.0% |
| 2012 | 1.35 | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6731 | -50.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7668 | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.544 | -29.1% |
| 2016 | 1.67 | +207.6% |
| 2017 | 1.38 | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1984 | -85.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7261 | +265.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5492 | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1642 | -70.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.1642 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.1642 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.233, 70% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +364.0% | 0.3431 | 1.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6243 | 0.3078 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9249 | 0.1984 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3567 | 0.1642 | 0.5492 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More health data for Moldova
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2486 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 29 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.71 % 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 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.57 % 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 0.0277 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Moldova?
- Self harm death rates by age in Moldova was 0.1642 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 in 2016.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1642 in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Moldova ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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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