Self harm death rates by age in Mozambique
Mozambique: Self harm death rates by age was 0.7378 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self harm death rates by age in Mozambique, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self harm death rates by age in Mozambique is 0.7378, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Mozambique peaked at 0.9844 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4396, in 2005.
That places Mozambique 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9844 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9163 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8737 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7294 | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6297 | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4396 | -30.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7452 | +69.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8221 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7605 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7275 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6794 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6439 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5856 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5665 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5627 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.558 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5726 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6188 | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6431 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6533 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7175 | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7378 | +2.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.7378 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7346, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.7378 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +69.5% | 0.4396 | 0.7452 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7628 | 0.4396 | 0.9844 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6084 | 0.558 | 0.6794 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7277 | 0.7175 | 0.7378 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 0.0832 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Mozambique?
- Self harm death rates by age in Mozambique was 0.7378 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9844 in 2000.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4396 in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Mozambique ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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