Self harm death rates by age in Uganda
Uganda: Self harm death rates by age was 0.5691 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in Uganda, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.5691 for self harm death rates by age in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Uganda peaked at 0.5691 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3017, in 2002.
Uganda ranks 56th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3246 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3243 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3017 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3961 | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4069 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4211 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4314 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4274 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4387 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4291 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4313 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4436 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4995 | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4924 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4735 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4749 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4949 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4785 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4701 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5556 | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5631 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5691 | +1.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.5691 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7346, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.5691 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Uganda 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 | +31.3% | 0.3017 | 0.3961 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3901 | 0.3017 | 0.4387 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4814 | 0.4313 | 0.5556 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5661 | 0.5631 | 0.5691 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 53 Gabon 0.5896 compare
- 54 Solomon Islands 0.5784 compare
- 55 Switzerland 0.5712 compare
- 57 Equatorial Guinea 0.5575 compare
- 58 Mali 0.5534 compare
- 59 Venezuela 0.5376 compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Uganda?
- Self harm death rates by age in Uganda was 0.5691 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5691 in 2021.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3017 in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Uganda ranks 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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