Self harm death rates by age in East Timor
East Timor: Self harm death rates by age was 0.349 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self harm death rates by age in East Timor, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in East Timor stood at 0.349. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in East Timor peaked at 0.5576 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.349, in 2021.
East Timor ranks 88th 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 East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5576 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5127 | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4349 | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4496 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.448 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4338 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4173 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4168 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3999 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4556 | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4392 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4518 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4438 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4444 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4466 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4306 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4362 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4144 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4091 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4014 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3519 | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.349 | -0.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.349 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3576, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.349 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3405, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4526 | 0.3999 | 0.5576 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4318 | 0.4014 | 0.4518 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3505 | 0.349 | 0.3519 | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % 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 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in East Timor?
- Self harm death rates by age in East Timor was 0.349 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5576 in 2000.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.349 in 2021.
- How does East Timor rank for self harm death rates by age?
- East Timor ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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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