Self harm death rates by age in Senegal
Senegal: Self harm death rates by age was 0.5047 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self harm death rates by age in Senegal, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Senegal stood at 0.5047. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Senegal peaked at 1.16 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5047, in 2021.
Senegal ranks 64th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.11 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7068 | -36.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6744 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.14 | +69.0% |
| 2004 | 1.16 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.11 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.04 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9916 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9724 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9403 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8683 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8321 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7923 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7399 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7067 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6468 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6195 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5868 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5615 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5464 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.512 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5047 | -1.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.5047 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3576, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.5047 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +69.0% | 0.6744 | 1.14 |
| 2001 | -36.6% | 1.11 | 0.7068 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9844 | 0.6744 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.69 | 0.5464 | 0.8683 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5084 | 0.5047 | 0.512 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 0.0684 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Senegal?
- Self harm death rates by age in Senegal was 0.5047 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 2004.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5047 in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Senegal ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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