Self harm death rates by age in Sweden
Sweden: Self harm death rates by age was 0.6043 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.6043
Change on year
up 76.1%
World rank
52nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6043
in 2021
All-time low
0.1272
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Sweden, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.6043 for self harm death rates by age in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 76.1% on the previous year and up 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Sweden peaked at 0.6043 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1272, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 52nd of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1272 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3168 | +149.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4313 | +36.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1862 | -56.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4481 | +140.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5992 | +33.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2707 | -54.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4852 | +79.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2925 | -39.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4437 | +51.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2036 | -54.1% |
| 2011 | 0.341 | +67.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3154 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.248 | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4104 | +65.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5531 | +34.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2875 | -48.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3926 | +36.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5362 | +36.6% |
| 2019 | 0.307 | -42.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3431 | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6043 | +76.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.6043 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2842, 2.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.6043 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.233, 2.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3601 | 0.1272 | 0.5992 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3595 | 0.2036 | 0.5531 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4737 | 0.3431 | 0.6043 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Sweden?
- Self harm death rates by age in Sweden was 0.6043 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6043 in 2021.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1272 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Sweden ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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