Self harm death rates by age in Pakistan
Pakistan: Self harm death rates by age was 0.4538 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in Pakistan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.4538 for self harm death rates by age in 2021.
That represents a change of up 26.9% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Pakistan peaked at 0.4932 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1108, in 2003.
Pakistan ranks 70th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4539 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2894 | -36.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2803 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1108 | -60.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2608 | +135.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3556 | +36.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3976 | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.391 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.477 | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4932 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2991 | -39.4% |
| 2011 | 0.314 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4656 | +48.3% |
| 2013 | 0.15 | -67.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4704 | +213.7% |
| 2015 | 0.473 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4705 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4674 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4662 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4112 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3575 | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4538 | +26.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.4538 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3576, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.4538 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1197, 3.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +213.7% | 0.15 | 0.4704 |
| 2004 | +135.3% | 0.1108 | 0.2608 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.351 | 0.1108 | 0.4932 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3987 | 0.15 | 0.473 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4056 | 0.3575 | 0.4538 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 0.0643 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Pakistan?
- Self harm death rates by age in Pakistan was 0.4538 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4932 in 2009.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1108 in 2003.
- How does Pakistan rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Pakistan ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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