Self harm death rates by age in Philippines
Philippines: Self harm death rates by age was 0.2614 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in Philippines, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Philippines stood at 0.2614.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Philippines peaked at 0.3433 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0605, in 2001.
That places Philippines 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1008 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0605 | -40.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0949 | +57.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1173 | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1189 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1419 | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1881 | +32.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1198 | -36.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1495 | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1136 | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1479 | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 0.188 | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1563 | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1348 | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1612 | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2052 | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1585 | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0905 | -42.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3433 | +279.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3239 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2711 | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2614 | -3.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.2614 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.2614 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3405, 77% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +279.3% | 0.0905 | 0.3433 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1205 | 0.0605 | 0.1881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.191 | 0.0905 | 0.3433 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2663 | 0.2614 | 0.2711 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,006 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % 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 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % 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 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Philippines?
- Self harm death rates by age in Philippines was 0.2614 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3433 in 2018.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0605 in 2001.
- How does Philippines rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Philippines ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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