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Deaths from self-harm among individuals aged 15-49 years 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 Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
11.4deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 10.4deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Greenland
101.4deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Antigua and Barbuda
1.1deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Greenland101.4deaths per 100,000 people
2Suriname34.4deaths per 100,000 people
3Guyana32.5deaths per 100,000 people
4Guam31.1deaths per 100,000 people
5Russian Federation28.7deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Oceania15.9deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)
South America12.9deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)
North America12.9deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Other11.8deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Europe11.7deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.1deaths per 100,000 people)High (101.4deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 11.4deaths per 100,000 people)

Oceania (2)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (124)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
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
1Greenland101.4deaths per 100,000 people
2Suriname34.4deaths per 100,000 people
3Guyana32.5deaths per 100,000 people
4Guam31.1deaths per 100,000 people
5Russian Federation28.7deaths per 100,000 people
6Lesotho28.0deaths per 100,000 people
7Nauru26.3deaths per 100,000 people
8Eswatini25.8deaths per 100,000 people
9Uruguay25.2deaths per 100,000 people
10Northern Mariana Islands23.7deaths per 100,000 people
11South Korea23.6deaths per 100,000 people
12Ukraine23.3deaths per 100,000 people
13Lithuania22.3deaths per 100,000 people
14Japan21.9deaths per 100,000 people
15Nepal21.7deaths per 100,000 people
16Mongolia21.4deaths per 100,000 people
17South Africa21.0deaths per 100,000 people
18Eritrea20.7deaths per 100,000 people
19Kazakhstan20.2deaths per 100,000 people
20Namibia20.0deaths per 100,000 people
21Belarus19.5deaths per 100,000 people
22Micronesia, Federated States of19.5deaths per 100,000 people
23Kiribati19.5deaths per 100,000 people
24Tuvalu19.4deaths per 100,000 people
25Cook Islands19.4deaths per 100,000 people
26Marshall Islands18.3deaths per 100,000 people
27India18.3deaths per 100,000 people
28Solomon Islands17.7deaths per 100,000 people
29Latvia17.7deaths per 100,000 people
30United States of America17.7deaths per 100,000 people
31New Zealand16.9deaths per 100,000 people
32Trinidad and Tobago16.7deaths per 100,000 people
33Belgium16.5deaths per 100,000 people
34Poland16.3deaths per 100,000 people
35Equatorial Guinea16.2deaths per 100,000 people
36Monaco16.2deaths per 100,000 people
37Central African Republic16.2deaths per 100,000 people
38Vanuatu16.2deaths per 100,000 people
39Zambia16.0deaths per 100,000 people
40Canada15.9deaths per 100,000 people
41Niue15.7deaths per 100,000 people
42Finland15.6deaths per 100,000 people
43Taiwan, Province of China15.0deaths per 100,000 people
44Thailand15.0deaths per 100,000 people
45Samoa14.8deaths per 100,000 people
46Australia14.8deaths per 100,000 people
47Sri Lanka14.8deaths per 100,000 people
48Palau14.7deaths per 100,000 people
49Malawi14.6deaths per 100,000 people
50Argentina14.3deaths per 100,000 people
51Botswana14.2deaths per 100,000 people
52South Sudan14.1deaths per 100,000 people
53Gabon14.1deaths per 100,000 people
54Democratic Republic of the Congo14.0deaths per 100,000 people
55France13.9deaths per 100,000 people
56Burundi13.9deaths per 100,000 people
57Cape Verde13.6deaths per 100,000 people
58Germany13.5deaths per 100,000 people
59Moldova, Republic of13.5deaths per 100,000 people
60Djibouti13.3deaths per 100,000 people
61Hungary13.0deaths per 100,000 people
62Paraguay13.0deaths per 100,000 people
63Sweden12.9deaths per 100,000 people
64Iceland12.9deaths per 100,000 people
65Turkmenistan12.8deaths per 100,000 people
66Estonia12.7deaths per 100,000 people
67Norway12.6deaths per 100,000 people
68Angola12.6deaths per 100,000 people
69Chile12.6deaths per 100,000 people
70Czech Republic12.5deaths per 100,000 people
71Madagascar12.5deaths per 100,000 people
72Uzbekistan12.4deaths per 100,000 people
73Austria12.4deaths per 100,000 people
74Mauritius12.3deaths per 100,000 people
75Fiji12.3deaths per 100,000 people
76Republic of the Congo12.3deaths per 100,000 people
77Montenegro12.2deaths per 100,000 people
78Brazil12.0deaths per 100,000 people
79Slovenia12.0deaths per 100,000 people
80Nicaragua12.0deaths per 100,000 people
81Ecuador11.9deaths per 100,000 people
82Cameroon11.7deaths per 100,000 people
83Rwanda11.7deaths per 100,000 people
84United Kingdom11.7deaths per 100,000 people
85Sierra Leone11.6deaths per 100,000 people
86Costa Rica11.5deaths per 100,000 people
87El Salvador11.5deaths per 100,000 people
88Chad11.5deaths per 100,000 people
89Guinea-Bissau11.2deaths per 100,000 people
90Pakistan11.1deaths per 100,000 people
91Netherlands11.1deaths per 100,000 people
92Somalia11.1deaths per 100,000 people
93Croatia11.1deaths per 100,000 people
94Vietnam11.0deaths per 100,000 people
95Ethiopia11.0deaths per 100,000 people
96Uganda10.9deaths per 100,000 people
97Cuba10.9deaths per 100,000 people
98Slovakia10.9deaths per 100,000 people
99Cote d'Ivoire10.8deaths per 100,000 people
100Tokelau10.8deaths per 100,000 people
101Liberia10.6deaths per 100,000 people
102Mexico10.6deaths per 100,000 people
103Kenya10.2deaths per 100,000 people
104Ghana9.9deaths per 100,000 people
105Venezuela9.8deaths per 100,000 people
106Serbia9.8deaths per 100,000 people
107Seychelles9.5deaths per 100,000 people
108Bosnia and Herzegovina9.4deaths per 100,000 people
109Iraq9.3deaths per 100,000 people
110Singapore9.3deaths per 100,000 people
111Andorra9.2deaths per 100,000 people
112Virgin Islands, U.S.9.2deaths per 100,000 people
113Switzerland9.1deaths per 100,000 people
114Benin9.1deaths per 100,000 people
115Ireland9.0deaths per 100,000 people
116Bhutan9.0deaths per 100,000 people
117Denmark9.0deaths per 100,000 people
118Togo8.9deaths per 100,000 people
119Colombia8.8deaths per 100,000 people
120Guinea8.8deaths per 100,000 people
121American Samoa8.7deaths per 100,000 people
122Bulgaria8.7deaths per 100,000 people
123Romania8.6deaths per 100,000 people
124Dominican Republic8.5deaths per 100,000 people
125Portugal8.4deaths per 100,000 people
126Bolivia8.2deaths per 100,000 people
127Georgia8.2deaths per 100,000 people
128Panama8.0deaths per 100,000 people
129Myanmar8.0deaths per 100,000 people
130Niger7.9deaths per 100,000 people
131Islamic Republic of Iran7.8deaths per 100,000 people
132North Korea7.7deaths per 100,000 people
133Belize7.7deaths per 100,000 people
134Saint Lucia7.5deaths per 100,000 people
135Mali7.5deaths per 100,000 people
136Senegal7.5deaths per 100,000 people
137Kyrgyzstan7.4deaths per 100,000 people
138Guatemala7.4deaths per 100,000 people
139Zimbabwe7.4deaths per 100,000 people
140Haiti7.1deaths per 100,000 people
141Burkina Faso7.0deaths per 100,000 people
142Spain7.0deaths per 100,000 people
143Republic of The Gambia6.9deaths per 100,000 people
144United Republic of Tanzania6.8deaths per 100,000 people
145Mauritania6.8deaths per 100,000 people
146Luxembourg6.8deaths per 100,000 people
147The Republic of North Macedonia6.7deaths per 100,000 people
148Lao People's Democratic Republic6.6deaths per 100,000 people
149Libya6.6deaths per 100,000 people
150Comoros6.5deaths per 100,000 people
151Mozambique6.5deaths per 100,000 people
152Puerto Rico6.5deaths per 100,000 people
153Israel6.4deaths per 100,000 people
154Bangladesh6.4deaths per 100,000 people
155Tajikistan6.3deaths per 100,000 people
156Sudan6.2deaths per 100,000 people
157Timor-Leste6.2deaths per 100,000 people
158Türkiye5.8deaths per 100,000 people
159San Marino5.6deaths per 100,000 people
160Italy5.5deaths per 100,000 people
161Cambodia5.4deaths per 100,000 people
162Peru5.4deaths per 100,000 people
163Algeria5.3deaths per 100,000 people
164Morocco5.3deaths per 100,000 people
165Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.3deaths per 100,000 people
166Philippines5.2deaths per 100,000 people
167Tonga5.2deaths per 100,000 people
168Yemen5.2deaths per 100,000 people
169Honduras5.1deaths per 100,000 people
170Bahrain5.0deaths per 100,000 people
171Brunei Darussalam4.9deaths per 100,000 people
172Barbados4.7deaths per 100,000 people
173Dominica4.6deaths per 100,000 people
174Saudi Arabia4.6deaths per 100,000 people
175Armenia4.5deaths per 100,000 people
176Albania4.4deaths per 100,000 people
177People's Republic of China4.1deaths per 100,000 people
178Grenada4.0deaths per 100,000 people
179Azerbaijan4.0deaths per 100,000 people
180Greece3.9deaths per 100,000 people
181Malta3.9deaths per 100,000 people
182Nigeria3.9deaths per 100,000 people
183Papua New Guinea3.7deaths per 100,000 people
184Qatar3.5deaths per 100,000 people
185Cyprus3.5deaths per 100,000 people
186Bermuda3.5deaths per 100,000 people
187Malaysia3.4deaths per 100,000 people
188Bahamas3.2deaths per 100,000 people
189Kuwait3.2deaths per 100,000 people
190Afghanistan3.1deaths per 100,000 people
191Saint Kitts and Nevis3.0deaths per 100,000 people
192United Arab Emirates2.8deaths per 100,000 people
193Maldives2.7deaths per 100,000 people
194Tunisia2.6deaths per 100,000 people
195Indonesia2.2deaths per 100,000 people
196Sao Tome and Principe2.1deaths per 100,000 people
197Jamaica2.0deaths per 100,000 people
198Oman1.7deaths per 100,000 people
199Lebanon1.7deaths per 100,000 people
200Jordan1.4deaths per 100,000 people
201Egypt1.3deaths per 100,000 people
202Syrian Arab Republic1.2deaths per 100,000 people
203State of Palestine1.1deaths per 100,000 people
204Antigua and Barbuda1.1deaths per 100,000 people
Showing 204 of 204 countries

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Data Source

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

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