Global adolescent self-harm (10–19 years): 1990–2021 trends, health inequalities, frontier analysis, and 2035 projections using global burden of disease data
Nearly half of all countries show rising trends in adolescent self-harm incidence, with burdens shifting toward non-fatal outcomes and low-SDI settings, underscoring the need for gender-sensitive, equity-focused, and prevention-oriented global strategies to guide future self-harm intervention policies.
Authors
- Jiang Nan
- Taiyou Wang
- Zheng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6002-5299)
- Haitao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1639-4089)
- Sheau Tsuey Chong
- Chunyi Chen
- Jing Guo
Institutions
- City University of Macau (MO)
- Hainan Medical University (CN)
- National University of Malaysia (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1689706
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00