Self harm death rates by age in New Zealand
New Zealand: Self harm death rates by age was 0.9758 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9758
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
18th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.37
in 2012
All-time low
0
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in New Zealand, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in New Zealand stood at 0.9758.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in New Zealand peaked at 1.37 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2002.
New Zealand ranks 18th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4669 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3412 | -26.9% |
| 2002 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5634 | — |
| 2004 | 0.7032 | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2246 | -68.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6902 | +207.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2333 | -66.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5827 | +149.8% |
| 2009 | 1.23 | +110.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7056 | -42.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7573 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 1.37 | +80.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2198 | -83.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5855 | +166.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9922 | +69.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9421 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7381 | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9276 | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 0.893 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9655 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9758 | +1.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.9758 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2842, 3.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.9758 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3405, 2.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5032 | 0 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8127 | 0.2198 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9706 | 0.9655 | 0.9758 | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 15 Uzbekistan 1.08 compare
- 16 Kiribati 1.06 compare
- 17 South Korea 0.9983 compare
- 19 South Sudan 0.9708 compare
- 20 Suriname 0.9512 compare
- 21 Niger 0.949 compare
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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 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.018 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in New Zealand?
- Self harm death rates by age in New Zealand was 0.9758 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 2012.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
- How does New Zealand rank for self harm death rates by age?
- New Zealand ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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