Self harm death rates by age in Syria
Syria: Self harm death rates by age was 0.0385 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self harm death rates by age in Syria, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Syria stood at 0.0385.
The figure is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Syria peaked at 0.0952 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0327, in 2016.
Syria ranks 172nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0747 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0708 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0643 | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0563 | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0512 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0471 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0416 | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0377 | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0366 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0365 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0378 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0399 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0634 | +59.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0952 | +50.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0651 | -31.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0672 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0327 | -51.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0404 | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0735 | +82.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0336 | -54.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0467 | +38.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0385 | -17.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0385 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7346, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0385 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1197, 32% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Syria 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 | +82.2% | 0.0404 | 0.0735 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0517 | 0.0365 | 0.0747 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0549 | 0.0327 | 0.0952 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0426 | 0.0385 | 0.0467 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Syria?
- Self harm death rates by age in Syria was 0.0385 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0952 in 2013.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0327 in 2016.
- How does Syria rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Syria ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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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