Self harm death rates by age in Poland
Poland: Self harm death rates by age was 0.3898 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.3898
Change on year
up 31.0%
World rank
77th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7687
in 2006
All-time low
0.2506
in 2014
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Poland, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.3898 for self harm death rates by age in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Poland peaked at 0.7687 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2506, in 2014.
Poland ranks 77th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6598 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5546 | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.617 | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3422 | -44.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5837 | +70.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5493 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7687 | +39.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5645 | -26.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4999 | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6864 | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3018 | -56.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3872 | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3109 | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4284 | +37.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2506 | -41.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3609 | +44.0% |
| 2016 | 0.278 | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2981 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4011 | +34.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3857 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2977 | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3898 | +31.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.3898 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2842, 1.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.3898 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.233, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5826 | 0.3422 | 0.7687 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3403 | 0.2506 | 0.4284 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3438 | 0.2977 | 0.3898 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.49 % 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 0.0213 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Poland?
- Self harm death rates by age in Poland was 0.3898 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7687 in 2006.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2506 in 2014.
- How does Poland rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Poland ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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