Self harm death rates by age in United States
United States: Self harm death rates by age was 1.09 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in United States, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 1.09 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 2.0% on the previous year and up 125.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in United States peaked at 1.09 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3113, in 2007.
That places United States 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.527 | — |
| 2001 | 0.4755 | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4498 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.425 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4833 | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4634 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3726 | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3113 | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3762 | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 0.446 | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4614 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4832 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5161 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6514 | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7043 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6769 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7285 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8542 | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.913 | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | +2.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.09 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2842, 3.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.433 | 0.3113 | 0.527 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6998 | 0.4614 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 11 Cameroon 1.15 compare
- 12 Micronesia (country) 1.13 compare
- 13 Mongolia 1.09 compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 1.08 compare
- 16 Kiribati 1.06 compare
- 17 South Korea 0.9983 compare
More health data for United States
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,015 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.056 % 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 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1919 % 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 0.0274 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in United States?
- Self harm death rates by age in United States was 1.09 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 in 2021.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3113 in 2007.
- How does United States rank for self harm death rates by age?
- United States ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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