What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Italy and Zambia?

0.14 per 100,000 population, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy 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 (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Zambia: Suicide mortality rate

Italy

6.99 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Zambia

7.13 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Italy rank

99th

Zambia rank

96th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Italy
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 7.13 per 100,000 population against 6.99 per 100,000 population in Italy, a difference of 0.14 per 100,000 population.

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

Italy ranks 99th and Zambia ranks 96th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.18 per 100,000 population	6.3 per 100,000 population	0.879 per 100,000 population	Italy
2010s	7.15 per 100,000 population	5.72 per 100,000 population	1.43 per 100,000 population	Italy
2020s	6.88 per 100,000 population	6.56 per 100,000 population	0.315 per 100,000 population	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Italy or Zambia?: Zambia, at 7.13 per 100,000 population against 6.99 per 100,000 population in Italy as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Italy and Zambia?: 0.14 per 100,000 population, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zambia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Italy and Zambia rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Italy ranks 99th and Zambia ranks 96th 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).