Self harm death rates by age in Paraguay
Paraguay: Self harm death rates by age was 1.69 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.69
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
2
in 2020
All-time low
0.4439
in 2010
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Paraguay, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self harm death rates by age in Paraguay is 1.69, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Paraguay peaked at 2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4439, in 2010.
That places Paraguay 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4556 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9707 | +113.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8089 | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | +35.5% |
| 2004 | 1 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | +39.1% |
| 2006 | 1.21 | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.991 | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5869 | -40.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7781 | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4439 | -42.9% |
| 2011 | 1.02 | +129.9% |
| 2012 | 1.73 | +69.6% |
| 2013 | 1.72 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.66 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.29 | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 1.51 | +44.1% |
| 2018 | 1.18 | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 1.24 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 2 | +61.3% |
| 2021 | 1.69 | -15.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.69 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 7.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.69 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.376, 4.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9301 | 0.4556 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 | 0.4439 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 | 1.69 | 2 | 2 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 339 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % 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 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % 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 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Paraguay?
- Self harm death rates by age in Paraguay was 1.69 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4439 in 2010.
- How does Paraguay rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Paraguay ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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