Zambia vs Zimbabwe

Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Suicide rate

Suicide rate in 2017: 13.1 per 100,000 people in Zambia and 26.4 per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 13.3 per 100,000 people, or 2.02 times that in Zambia.

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deaths per 100,000 people · IHME

Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Suicide rateSuicide rate in 2017: 13.1 per 100,000 people in Zambia and 26.4 per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 13.3 per 100,000 people, or 2.02 times that in Zambia.
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What the numbers say

  • Zimbabwe has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Zambia.
  • In 2017, Zambia ranked 42 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

YearZambiaZimbabweWorld
201713.126.410
201613.126.810.1
201513.127.210.2
201413.127.610.3
201313.128.410.5
201213.229.410.7
201113.430.711
201013.432.411.2
200913.433.611.4
200813.634.311.6
200713.734.611.7
200614.13512
200514.335.312.5
200414.735.212.6
200315.234.412.8
200215.73413
200116.331.713.4
2000173014.1
199917.727.214.5
199818.424.914.7
199718.722.615.1
19961921.215.4
199518.920.715.9
199418.518.716.1
199318.117.716
199217.617.315.8
199117.117.115.5
199016.517.815.4

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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.

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