Suicide mortality rate in Tanzania
Tanzania: Suicide mortality rate was 5.1 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Tanzania, 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
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Tanzania is 5.1 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Tanzania peaked at 5.39 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.77 per 100,000 population, in 2017.
Tanzania ranks 120th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.77 per 100,000 population | 4.41 per 100,000 population | 5.39 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 per 100,000 population | 3.77 per 100,000 population | 4.48 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.73 per 100,000 population | 4.37 per 100,000 population | 5.1 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More health data for Tanzania
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 986,433 (2025)
- Population, male 49.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 19.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 29.87 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 996,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 966,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 902,512 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Tanzania?
- Suicide mortality rate in Tanzania was 5.1 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.39 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 per 100,000 population in 2017.
- How does Tanzania rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Tanzania ranks 120th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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).