Chad vs Zambia
Chad vs Zambia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11 per 100,000 people in Chad and 13.1 per 100,000 people in Zambia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Zambia, by 2 per 100,000 people, or 1.19 times that in Chad.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Chad ranked 70 and Zambia ranked 42 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Chad | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 13.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.2 | 13.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.7 | 13.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.6 | 13.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.8 | 14.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.9 | 15.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.8 | 15.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.7 | 16.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 11.6 | 17 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 11.3 | 17.7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 10.8 | 18.4 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 10.4 | 18.7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.8 | 19 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.2 | 18.9 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9 | 18.5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.9 | 18.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.6 | 17.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.4 | 17.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.5 | 16.5 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chad vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyChad: 55.1 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChad: 3.88% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
People
- PopulationChad: 19.3 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthChad: 5.71% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChad: 27.6% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageChad: 15.4 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChad: 2.1% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateChad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChad: $598M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personChad: $31 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChad: 45,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerChad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChad: 4 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsChad: 20 million TIV in 1987Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990