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

0.17 per 100,000 population, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam 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.

Viet Nam vs Zambia: Suicide mortality rate

Viet Nam

7.3 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Zambia

7.13 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Viet Nam rank

94th

Zambia rank

96th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Viet Nam
Zambia

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 7.3 per 100,000 population against 7.13 per 100,000 population in Zambia, a difference of 0.17 per 100,000 population.

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

Viet Nam ranks 94th and Zambia ranks 96th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Viet Nam averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Viet Nam	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.18 per 100,000 population	6.3 per 100,000 population	0.114 per 100,000 population	Zambia
2010s	7.39 per 100,000 population	5.72 per 100,000 population	1.66 per 100,000 population	Viet Nam
2020s	7.06 per 100,000 population	6.56 per 100,000 population	0.5 per 100,000 population	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Viet Nam or Zambia?: Viet Nam, at 7.3 per 100,000 population against 7.13 per 100,000 population in Zambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Viet Nam and Zambia?: 0.17 per 100,000 population, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Zambia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Viet Nam and Zambia rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Viet Nam ranks 94th 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).