Self harm death rates by age in Yemen
Yemen: Self harm death rates by age was 0.3534 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Self harm death rates by age in Yemen, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, self harm death rates by age in Yemen stood at 0.3534.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Yemen peaked at 0.5069 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2058, in 2004.
That places Yemen 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4695 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5069 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4985 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3831 | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2058 | -46.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3879 | +88.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3225 | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4712 | +46.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4569 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4404 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4179 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3811 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3754 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3867 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3722 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3797 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3372 | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3188 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2678 | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3024 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3135 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3534 | +12.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.3534 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7346, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.3534 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1197, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +88.5% | 0.2058 | 0.3879 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4143 | 0.2058 | 0.5069 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3539 | 0.2678 | 0.4179 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3335 | 0.3135 | 0.3534 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Yemen?
- Self harm death rates by age in Yemen was 0.3534 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5069 in 2001.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2058 in 2004.
- How does Yemen rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Yemen ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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