Self harm death rates by age in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Self harm death rates by age was 0.7636 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.7636
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
36th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 2003
All-time low
0.7636
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Vanuatu, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Vanuatu stood at 0.7636. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Vanuatu peaked at 1.1 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7636, in 2021.
Vanuatu ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.05 | — |
| 2001 | 1.01 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.04 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9722 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.944 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9474 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9373 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9146 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.771 | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7901 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8363 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8139 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8641 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8518 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7978 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7636 | -4.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.7636 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3576, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.7636 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3405, 2.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 | 0.9722 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.867 | 0.771 | 0.9474 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7807 | 0.7636 | 0.7978 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % 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 0.0682 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Vanuatu?
- Self harm death rates by age in Vanuatu was 0.7636 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2003.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7636 in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Vanuatu ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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