Suicide mortality rate in Mozambique
Mozambique: Suicide mortality rate was 10.61 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Mozambique, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Mozambique stood at 10.61 per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Mozambique peaked at 12.48 per 100,000 population in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.26 per 100,000 population, in 2003.
That places Mozambique 52nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.93 per 100,000 population | 6.26 per 100,000 population | 8.61 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.76 per 100,000 population | 9.1 per 100,000 population | 12.48 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7 per 100,000 population | 10.61 per 100,000 population | 10.79 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 510,094 (2025)
- Population, male 48.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 15.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 532,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 537,045 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 518,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 523,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 505,806 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 474,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Mozambique?
- Suicide mortality rate in Mozambique was 10.61 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 12.48 per 100,000 population in 2017.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.26 per 100,000 population in 2003.
- How does Mozambique rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Mozambique ranks 52nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).