Suicide mortality rate in Zambia
Zambia: Suicide mortality rate was 7.13 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 7.13 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Zambia peaked at 7.13 per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.52 per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places Zambia 96th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 6.3 per 100,000 population | 5.86 per 100,000 population | 6.84 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.72 per 100,000 population | 5.52 per 100,000 population | 6 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.56 per 100,000 population | 6 per 100,000 population | 7.13 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 290,979 (2025)
- Population, male 49.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 302,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 301,939 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.31 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 296,231 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 296,034 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 291,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 279,125 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Zambia?
- Suicide mortality rate in Zambia was 7.13 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.13 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.52 per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Zambia ranks 96th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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).