Côte d’Ivoire vs Zambia
Côte d’Ivoire vs Zambia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 13.9 per 100,000 people in Côte d’Ivoire and 13.1 per 100,000 people in Zambia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 0.8 per 100,000 people, or 1.06 times that in Zambia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2017, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 36 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 | Côte d’Ivoire | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14.1 | 13.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 14.7 | 13.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 14.7 | 13.4 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 15 | 13.6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15.5 | 14.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 15.9 | 17 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 15.9 | 17.7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 15.9 | 18.4 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 15.7 | 19 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 15.5 | 18.9 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 15.1 | 18.5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 14.6 | 18.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 14.1 | 17.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.8 | 17.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13.5 | 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
Côte d’Ivoire vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsCôte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990