Chad vs Zimbabwe
Chad vs Zimbabwe: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11 per 100,000 people in Chad and 26.4 per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 15.4 per 100,000 people, or 2.39 times that in Chad.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Zimbabwe has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Chad ranked 70 and Zimbabwe ranked 4 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 | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 26.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 26.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.1 | 27.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.2 | 27.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.4 | 28.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.6 | 29.4 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.7 | 30.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.8 | 32.4 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.6 | 33.6 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.6 | 34.3 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.6 | 34.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.5 | 35 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.6 | 35.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.8 | 35.2 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.9 | 34.4 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.8 | 34 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.7 | 31.7 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 11.6 | 30 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 11.3 | 27.2 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 10.8 | 24.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 10.4 | 22.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.8 | 21.2 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.2 | 20.7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9 | 18.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.9 | 17.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.6 | 17.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.4 | 17.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.5 | 17.8 | 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 Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyChad: 55.1 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChad: 6.2% in 2022Zimbabwe: 26.5% in 2022
- DepressionChad: 3.88% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
People
- PopulationChad: 19.3 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthChad: 5.71% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChad: 27.6% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageChad: 15.4 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChad: 2.1% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateChad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChad: $598M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personChad: $31 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelChad: 45,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerChad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChad: 4 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsChad: 20 million TIV in 1987Zimbabwe: 4 million TIV in 2001