Self harm death rates by age in Somalia
Somalia: Self harm death rates by age was 0.7513 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self harm death rates by age in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Somalia stood at 0.7513.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 227.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Somalia peaked at 0.9528 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2297, in 2011.
Somalia ranks 38th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9248 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8979 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8757 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.873 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8667 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9085 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9313 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9359 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9528 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9498 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.682 | -28.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2297 | -66.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5323 | +131.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9015 | +69.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8814 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8605 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8278 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7914 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7786 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7724 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7886 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7513 | -4.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.7513 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7346, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.7513 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +131.8% | 0.2297 | 0.5323 |
| 2013 | +69.3% | 0.5323 | 0.9015 |
| 2011 | -66.3% | 0.682 | 0.2297 |
| 2010 | -28.2% | 0.9498 | 0.682 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9116 | 0.8667 | 0.9528 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7258 | 0.2297 | 0.9015 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7699 | 0.7513 | 0.7886 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Somalia?
- Self harm death rates by age in Somalia was 0.7513 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9528 in 2008.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2297 in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Somalia ranks 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 227.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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