Self harm death rates by age in Nigeria
Nigeria: Self harm death rates by age was 0.6393 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.6393
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
49th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6393
in 2021
All-time low
0.4073
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Nigeria, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self harm death rates by age in Nigeria is 0.6393, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Nigeria peaked at 0.6393 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4073, in 2005.
Nigeria ranks 49th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4959 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5147 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4717 | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4936 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4881 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4073 | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5408 | +32.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5466 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5448 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5532 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5385 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5578 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5716 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5323 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.578 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5149 | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5727 | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5532 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5839 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5617 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6325 | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6393 | +1.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.6393 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3576, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.6393 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5057 | 0.4073 | 0.5532 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5565 | 0.5149 | 0.5839 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6359 | 0.6325 | 0.6393 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Nigeria?
- Self harm death rates by age in Nigeria was 0.6393 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6393 in 2021.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4073 in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Nigeria ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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