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Death rate from self-harm among both sexes
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
8.8deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 7.5deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
Lesotho
30.4deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.4deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Lesotho30.4deaths per 100,000 people
2South Korea27.5deaths per 100,000 people
3Eswatini27.5deaths per 100,000 people
4Nauru25.7deaths per 100,000 people
5Guyana25.1deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Europe12.8deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
Oceania12.5deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)
North America9.2deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
South America8.8deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)
Other8.2deaths per 100,000 people(115 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.4deaths per 100,000 people)High (30.4deaths per 100,000 people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.8deaths per 100,000 people)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (115)
Asia (25)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 30.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2 | South Korea | 27.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 3 | Eswatini | 27.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 4 | Nauru | 25.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 5 | Guyana | 25.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 6 | Uruguay | 24.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 7 | Lithuania | 22.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 8 | South Africa | 22.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 9 | Suriname | 22.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 21.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 11 | Ukraine | 21.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 12 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 20.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 13 | Solomon Islands | 19.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 14 | Slovenia | 18.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 15 | Mongolia | 18.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 16 | Belgium | 18.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 17 | Monaco | 18.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 18 | Japan | 17.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 17.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 20 | Kiribati | 17.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 21 | Marshall Islands | 16.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 22 | France | 16.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 23 | Hungary | 16.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 24 | Thailand | 16.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 25 | Croatia | 15.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 26 | Belarus | 15.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 27 | Vanuatu | 15.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 28 | United States of America | 15.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 29 | Latvia | 15.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 30 | Estonia | 14.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 31 | Serbia | 14.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 32 | Tuvalu | 14.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 14.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 34 | Finland | 14.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 35 | Austria | 14.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 14.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 37 | Cape Verde | 14.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 38 | Moldova, Republic of | 14.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 39 | Switzerland | 14.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 40 | Niue | 13.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 41 | Sweden | 13.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 42 | Cuba | 13.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 43 | Poland | 13.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 44 | Palau | 13.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 45 | Czech Republic | 13.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 46 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 47 | Norway | 13.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 48 | Eritrea | 13.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 49 | Australia | 13.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 50 | Germany | 12.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 51 | India | 12.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 52 | Samoa | 12.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 53 | Iceland | 11.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 54 | New Zealand | 11.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 55 | Netherlands | 11.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 56 | Portugal | 11.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 57 | Montenegro | 11.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 58 | Mozambique | 11.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 59 | Cook Islands | 10.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 60 | Denmark | 10.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 61 | Mauritius | 10.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 62 | Nepal | 10.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 63 | Slovakia | 9.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 64 | Central African Republic | 9.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 9.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 66 | Romania | 9.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 67 | United Kingdom | 9.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 68 | Canada | 9.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 69 | North Korea | 9.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 70 | Togo | 9.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 71 | People's Republic of China | 8.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 73 | Namibia | 8.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 74 | Spain | 8.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 75 | Botswana | 8.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 76 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 77 | Ireland | 8.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 78 | Venezuela | 8.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 79 | Cameroon | 8.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 80 | Singapore | 8.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 8.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 82 | Rwanda | 8.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 8.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 84 | Luxembourg | 8.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 85 | Fiji | 8.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 8.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 87 | Somalia | 8.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 88 | Djibouti | 7.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 89 | Angola | 7.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 90 | Argentina | 7.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 91 | Haiti | 7.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 92 | El Salvador | 7.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 93 | Burundi | 7.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 94 | South Sudan | 7.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 95 | Chile | 7.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 96 | Ecuador | 7.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 97 | Vietnam | 7.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 98 | Brazil | 7.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 99 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 100 | Malawi | 7.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 101 | Gabon | 7.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 102 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 103 | Benin | 7.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 104 | Andorra | 7.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 105 | Mexico | 7.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 106 | Italy | 7.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 107 | Zambia | 7.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | 7.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 109 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 110 | San Marino | 6.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 111 | Republic of the Congo | 6.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 113 | Malta | 6.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 114 | Paraguay | 6.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 115 | Madagascar | 6.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 6.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 6.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 118 | Senegal | 6.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 119 | Liberia | 6.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 120 | Comoros | 5.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 121 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 5.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 122 | Malaysia | 5.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 123 | Pakistan | 5.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 124 | Saint Lucia | 5.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 125 | Ghana | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 126 | Chad | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 127 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 128 | Uganda | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 129 | Georgia | 5.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 130 | Libya | 5.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 131 | Guatemala | 5.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 132 | Colombia | 4.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 133 | Nigeria | 4.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 134 | Tonga | 4.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 135 | Bhutan | 4.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 136 | Guinea | 4.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 137 | Greece | 4.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 138 | Cambodia | 4.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 139 | Qatar | 4.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 140 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 141 | Kenya | 4.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 142 | Republic of The Gambia | 4.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 143 | Bahrain | 4.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 144 | Israel | 4.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 145 | Niger | 4.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 146 | Yemen | 4.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 147 | Dominican Republic | 4.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 148 | Nicaragua | 4.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 149 | Belize | 4.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 150 | Mali | 4.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 151 | Bolivia | 4.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 152 | Seychelles | 4.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 153 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 154 | Dominica | 3.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 155 | Afghanistan | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 157 | Barbados | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 158 | Philippines | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 159 | Panama | 3.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 160 | Sudan | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 161 | Bahamas | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 162 | Cyprus | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 163 | Honduras | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 164 | Iraq | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 165 | Morocco | 2.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 166 | Myanmar | 2.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 167 | Bangladesh | 2.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 168 | Albania | 2.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 169 | Mauritania | 2.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 170 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 171 | Türkiye | 2.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 172 | Tajikistan | 2.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 173 | Armenia | 2.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 174 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 175 | Algeria | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 176 | Kuwait | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 177 | Tunisia | 1.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 178 | Papua New Guinea | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 179 | United Arab Emirates | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 180 | Jamaica | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 181 | Maldives | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 182 | Azerbaijan | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 183 | Peru | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 185 | Grenada | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 186 | Indonesia | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 187 | Saudi Arabia | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 188 | Oman | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 190 | Lebanon | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 191 | Egypt | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 192 | Jordan | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 193 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).
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