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 192 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

00.511.52000201020212000: 0.4672001: 0.3412002: 02003: 0.5632004: 0.7032005: 0.2252006: 0.692007: 0.2332008: 0.5832009: 1.22010: 0.7062011: 0.7572012: 1.42013: 0.222014: 0.5852015: 0.9922016: 0.9422017: 0.7382018: 0.9282019: 0.8932020: 0.9662021: 0.976

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 192 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

Annual values for Self harm death rates by age in New Zealand, 2000 to 2021.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 15 Uzbekistan 1.08 compare
  2. 16 Kiribati 1.06 compare
  3. 17 Republic of Korea 0.9983 compare
  4. 19 South Sudan 0.9708 compare
  5. 20 Suriname 0.9512 compare
  6. 21 Niger 0.949 compare

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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 192 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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Self harm death rates by age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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