What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Ethiopia and Zambia?

0.03 per 100,000 female population, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Zambia: Suicide mortality rate, female

Ethiopia

3.06 per 100,000 female population

in 2021

Zambia

3.09 per 100,000 female population

in 2021

Ethiopia rank

107th

Zambia rank

104th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

Ethiopia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.09 per 100,000 female population against 3.06 per 100,000 female population in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.03 per 100,000 female population.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 107th and Zambia ranks 104th of 185 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.49 per 100,000 female population	2.81 per 100,000 female population	0.687 per 100,000 female population	Ethiopia
2010s	2.64 per 100,000 female population	2.11 per 100,000 female population	0.52 per 100,000 female population	Ethiopia
2020s	2.96 per 100,000 female population	2.68 per 100,000 female population	0.27 per 100,000 female population	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Ethiopia or Zambia?: Zambia, at 3.09 per 100,000 female population against 3.06 per 100,000 female population in Ethiopia as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Ethiopia and Zambia?: 0.03 per 100,000 female population, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?: Ethiopia ranks 107th and Zambia ranks 104th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)
Unit: per 100,000 female population
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).