What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between France and Zimbabwe?

0.76 per 100,000 population, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Zimbabwe?

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 (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Zimbabwe: Suicide mortality rate

France

16.58 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Zimbabwe

17.34 per 100,000 population

in 2021

France rank

20th

Zimbabwe rank

18th

Suicide mortality rate over time

France
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 17.34 per 100,000 population against 16.58 per 100,000 population in France, a difference of 0.76 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.

France ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 18th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19.18 per 100,000 population	13.5 per 100,000 population	5.68 per 100,000 population	France
2010s	16.12 per 100,000 population	14.7 per 100,000 population	1.42 per 100,000 population	France
2020s	16.41 per 100,000 population	16.43 per 100,000 population	0.01 per 100,000 population	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, France or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 17.34 per 100,000 population against 16.58 per 100,000 population in France as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between France and Zimbabwe?: 0.76 per 100,000 population, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Zimbabwe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do France and Zimbabwe rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: France ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 18th 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 (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
Unit: per 100,000 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: 20 August 2026

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