Self harm death rates by age in Nepal
Nepal: Self harm death rates by age was 0.3485 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.3485
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
89th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.4694
in 2017
All-time low
0.2963
in 2007
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Nepal, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Nepal stood at 0.3485.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Nepal peaked at 0.4694 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2963, in 2007.
Nepal ranks 89th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4581 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3546 | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3725 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.411 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3269 | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4278 | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3366 | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2963 | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3189 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3917 | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4334 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3943 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2999 | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4329 | +44.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4435 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3959 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4432 | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4694 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4672 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4371 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3798 | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3485 | -8.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.3485 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3576, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.3485 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3246, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3694 | 0.2963 | 0.4581 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4217 | 0.2999 | 0.4694 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3642 | 0.3485 | 0.3798 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % 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 0.0467 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Nepal?
- Self harm death rates by age in Nepal was 0.3485 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4694 in 2017.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2963 in 2007.
- How does Nepal rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Nepal ranks 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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