Mozambique vs Uganda
Mozambique vs Uganda: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 17.2 per 100,000 people in Mozambique and 11.5 per 100,000 people in Uganda, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Mozambique, by 5.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.49 times that in Uganda.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Mozambique has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Uganda.
- In 2017, Mozambique ranked 19 and Uganda ranked 58 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 | Mozambique | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.2 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 17.5 | 11.6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 17.6 | 11.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 17.7 | 12.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 17.8 | 12.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 17.9 | 12.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 17.8 | 13 | 11 |
| 2010 | 17.7 | 13.4 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 17.5 | 13.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 17.4 | 14.4 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 17.1 | 15.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 15.8 | 17.3 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 15.7 | 17.8 | 13 |
| 2001 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 15.8 | 18.1 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 15.9 | 17.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 16 | 17.6 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 16.2 | 17 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 16 | 16.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 16 | 16 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 16 | 15.4 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 16 | 14.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 15.9 | 14.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 15.8 | 13.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 15.8 | 13 | 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
Mozambique vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyMozambique: 63.6 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMozambique: 3.9% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
People
- PopulationMozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMozambique: 37.2% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageMozambique: 16.3 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMozambique: 2.8% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMozambique: $446M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personMozambique: $13 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMozambique: 11,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerMozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMozambique: 1 million TIV in 1977Uganda: 4 million TIV in 2016