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social2023

Age-standardized deaths from self-harm per 100,000 people

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
9.6deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 8.9deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Greenland
74.0deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
State of Palestine
0.9deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Greenland74.0deaths per 100,000 people
2Suriname27.1deaths per 100,000 people
3Guyana25.2deaths per 100,000 people
4Lesotho23.6deaths per 100,000 people
5Eritrea19.6deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Oceania11.1deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)
Other10.1deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Europe9.7deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
South America9.4deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)
Africa9.0deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.9deaths per 100,000 people)High (74.0deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.6deaths per 100,000 people)

Oceania (2)
Other (124)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Asia (26)

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 2023; 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 ↕
1Greenland74.0deaths per 100,000 people
2Suriname27.1deaths per 100,000 people
3Guyana25.2deaths per 100,000 people
4Lesotho23.6deaths per 100,000 people
5Eritrea19.6deaths per 100,000 people
6South Korea19.6deaths per 100,000 people
7Russian Federation19.6deaths per 100,000 people
8Guam19.4deaths per 100,000 people
9Uruguay19.1deaths per 100,000 people
10Zambia18.9deaths per 100,000 people
11Eswatini18.0deaths per 100,000 people
12Lithuania17.8deaths per 100,000 people
13Malawi17.6deaths per 100,000 people
14Central African Republic17.4deaths per 100,000 people
15Northern Mariana Islands16.9deaths per 100,000 people
16Chad16.8deaths per 100,000 people
17Nauru16.7deaths per 100,000 people
18Equatorial Guinea16.5deaths per 100,000 people
19Gabon16.3deaths per 100,000 people
20Ukraine16.3deaths per 100,000 people
21Japan16.2deaths per 100,000 people
22South Sudan15.8deaths per 100,000 people
23Madagascar15.7deaths per 100,000 people
24Burundi15.5deaths per 100,000 people
25Kazakhstan15.4deaths per 100,000 people
26Nepal15.3deaths per 100,000 people
27Democratic Republic of the Congo15.1deaths per 100,000 people
28Cameroon15.1deaths per 100,000 people
29Mongolia15.0deaths per 100,000 people
30South Africa14.5deaths per 100,000 people
31Belarus14.5deaths per 100,000 people
32Namibia14.4deaths per 100,000 people
33Sierra Leone14.4deaths per 100,000 people
34Djibouti14.2deaths per 100,000 people
35Cuba14.0deaths per 100,000 people
36Angola14.0deaths per 100,000 people
37Republic of the Congo13.8deaths per 100,000 people
38Ethiopia13.8deaths per 100,000 people
39Belgium13.5deaths per 100,000 people
40Tuvalu13.4deaths per 100,000 people
41India13.4deaths per 100,000 people
42Cape Verde13.3deaths per 100,000 people
43Latvia13.3deaths per 100,000 people
44Cook Islands13.2deaths per 100,000 people
45Ghana13.2deaths per 100,000 people
46Rwanda13.1deaths per 100,000 people
47Sri Lanka13.1deaths per 100,000 people
48Taiwan, Province of China13.0deaths per 100,000 people
49Guinea-Bissau13.0deaths per 100,000 people
50United States of America13.0deaths per 100,000 people
51Micronesia, Federated States of12.9deaths per 100,000 people
52Trinidad and Tobago12.9deaths per 100,000 people
53Uganda12.8deaths per 100,000 people
54Cote d'Ivoire12.7deaths per 100,000 people
55Monaco12.6deaths per 100,000 people
56Kenya12.5deaths per 100,000 people
57Hungary12.4deaths per 100,000 people
58Somalia12.2deaths per 100,000 people
59Finland12.1deaths per 100,000 people
60Marshall Islands12.1deaths per 100,000 people
61Benin11.9deaths per 100,000 people
62Solomon Islands11.9deaths per 100,000 people
63France11.8deaths per 100,000 people
64New Zealand11.7deaths per 100,000 people
65Poland11.7deaths per 100,000 people
66Slovenia11.5deaths per 100,000 people
67Kiribati11.5deaths per 100,000 people
68Liberia11.4deaths per 100,000 people
69Burkina Faso11.3deaths per 100,000 people
70Botswana11.3deaths per 100,000 people
71Austria11.2deaths per 100,000 people
72Togo11.0deaths per 100,000 people
73Montenegro11.0deaths per 100,000 people
74Germany10.9deaths per 100,000 people
75Canada10.9deaths per 100,000 people
76Guinea10.9deaths per 100,000 people
77Sweden10.9deaths per 100,000 people
78Estonia10.8deaths per 100,000 people
79Vanuatu10.6deaths per 100,000 people
80Niger10.5deaths per 100,000 people
81Australia10.5deaths per 100,000 people
82Moldova, Republic of10.5deaths per 100,000 people
83Croatia10.5deaths per 100,000 people
84Iceland10.4deaths per 100,000 people
85Serbia10.4deaths per 100,000 people
86Argentina10.4deaths per 100,000 people
87Thailand10.4deaths per 100,000 people
88Palau10.4deaths per 100,000 people
89Niue10.3deaths per 100,000 people
90Czech Republic10.0deaths per 100,000 people
91Paraguay10.0deaths per 100,000 people
92Senegal9.8deaths per 100,000 people
93United Republic of Tanzania9.7deaths per 100,000 people
94Samoa9.6deaths per 100,000 people
95Turkmenistan9.3deaths per 100,000 people
96Chile9.3deaths per 100,000 people
97Norway9.2deaths per 100,000 people
98Mozambique9.2deaths per 100,000 people
99Netherlands9.2deaths per 100,000 people
100Mauritius9.1deaths per 100,000 people
101Uzbekistan9.0deaths per 100,000 people
102Slovakia8.9deaths per 100,000 people
103Vietnam8.9deaths per 100,000 people
104Mauritania8.8deaths per 100,000 people
105Republic of The Gambia8.7deaths per 100,000 people
106Switzerland8.7deaths per 100,000 people
107Nicaragua8.7deaths per 100,000 people
108Fiji8.5deaths per 100,000 people
109Brazil8.5deaths per 100,000 people
110Comoros8.5deaths per 100,000 people
111El Salvador8.4deaths per 100,000 people
112Mali8.4deaths per 100,000 people
113Costa Rica8.3deaths per 100,000 people
114Bosnia and Herzegovina8.3deaths per 100,000 people
115Ecuador8.3deaths per 100,000 people
116Denmark8.3deaths per 100,000 people
117Singapore8.2deaths per 100,000 people
118Portugal8.2deaths per 100,000 people
119Dominican Republic8.1deaths per 100,000 people
120United Kingdom8.0deaths per 100,000 people
121Zimbabwe7.9deaths per 100,000 people
122Bhutan7.8deaths per 100,000 people
123Pakistan7.7deaths per 100,000 people
124Bulgaria7.4deaths per 100,000 people
125North Korea7.3deaths per 100,000 people
126Venezuela7.1deaths per 100,000 people
127Romania7.1deaths per 100,000 people
128Tokelau7.1deaths per 100,000 people
129Seychelles7.0deaths per 100,000 people
130Ireland7.0deaths per 100,000 people
131Mexico6.9deaths per 100,000 people
132Luxembourg6.6deaths per 100,000 people
133Belize6.6deaths per 100,000 people
134Iraq6.5deaths per 100,000 people
135Colombia6.5deaths per 100,000 people
136Georgia6.4deaths per 100,000 people
137Virgin Islands, U.S.6.4deaths per 100,000 people
138Bolivia6.4deaths per 100,000 people
139Andorra6.3deaths per 100,000 people
140The Republic of North Macedonia6.1deaths per 100,000 people
141Kyrgyzstan6.1deaths per 100,000 people
142Panama5.8deaths per 100,000 people
143Haiti5.8deaths per 100,000 people
144Spain5.8deaths per 100,000 people
145American Samoa5.6deaths per 100,000 people
146Tajikistan5.6deaths per 100,000 people
147Israel5.5deaths per 100,000 people
148Saint Lucia5.4deaths per 100,000 people
149Islamic Republic of Iran5.4deaths per 100,000 people
150Myanmar5.3deaths per 100,000 people
151Guatemala5.2deaths per 100,000 people
152People's Republic of China5.0deaths per 100,000 people
153San Marino4.9deaths per 100,000 people
154Nigeria4.9deaths per 100,000 people
155Puerto Rico4.8deaths per 100,000 people
156Lao People's Democratic Republic4.8deaths per 100,000 people
157Timor-Leste4.6deaths per 100,000 people
158Italy4.6deaths per 100,000 people
159Bangladesh4.6deaths per 100,000 people
160Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.2deaths per 100,000 people
161Libya4.2deaths per 100,000 people
162Türkiye4.1deaths per 100,000 people
163Honduras4.1deaths per 100,000 people
164Sudan4.1deaths per 100,000 people
165Barbados4.0deaths per 100,000 people
166Cambodia4.0deaths per 100,000 people
167Peru3.9deaths per 100,000 people
168Dominica3.9deaths per 100,000 people
169Brunei Darussalam3.8deaths per 100,000 people
170Armenia3.8deaths per 100,000 people
171Philippines3.8deaths per 100,000 people
172Albania3.8deaths per 100,000 people
173Bahrain3.7deaths per 100,000 people
174Tonga3.7deaths per 100,000 people
175Morocco3.6deaths per 100,000 people
176Saudi Arabia3.6deaths per 100,000 people
177Yemen3.6deaths per 100,000 people
178Algeria3.6deaths per 100,000 people
179Malaysia3.4deaths per 100,000 people
180Cyprus3.4deaths per 100,000 people
181Grenada3.3deaths per 100,000 people
182Malta3.3deaths per 100,000 people
183Azerbaijan3.2deaths per 100,000 people
184Greece3.2deaths per 100,000 people
185Bermuda3.1deaths per 100,000 people
186United Arab Emirates3.1deaths per 100,000 people
187Papua New Guinea2.9deaths per 100,000 people
188Qatar2.8deaths per 100,000 people
189Afghanistan2.7deaths per 100,000 people
190Saint Kitts and Nevis2.7deaths per 100,000 people
191Maldives2.6deaths per 100,000 people
192Bahamas2.4deaths per 100,000 people
193Kuwait2.3deaths per 100,000 people
194Tunisia2.3deaths per 100,000 people
195Sao Tome and Principe2.1deaths per 100,000 people
196Indonesia1.8deaths per 100,000 people
197Jamaica1.6deaths per 100,000 people
198Oman1.3deaths per 100,000 people
199Lebanon1.2deaths per 100,000 people
200Jordan1.1deaths per 100,000 people
201Egypt1.0deaths per 100,000 people
202Syrian Arab Republic0.9deaths per 100,000 people
203Antigua and Barbuda0.9deaths per 100,000 people
204State of Palestine0.9deaths per 100,000 people
Showing 204 of 204 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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