India vs Zambia: Suicide rate vs. income inequality

India
12.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zambia
12.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
India rank
45th
Zambia rank
44th

Suicide rate vs. income inequality over time

  • India
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 12.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.64 deaths per 100,000 people in India, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

India ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 44th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 16.82 deaths per 100,000 people 12.28 deaths per 100,000 people 4.54 deaths per 100,000 people India
2010s 15.62 deaths per 100,000 people 10.83 deaths per 100,000 people 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people India
2020s 12.93 deaths per 100,000 people 12.16 deaths per 100,000 people 0.765 deaths per 100,000 people India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide rate vs. income inequality, India or Zambia?
Zambia, at 12.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.64 deaths per 100,000 people in India as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide rate vs. income inequality between India and Zambia?
0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do India and Zambia rank globally for suicide rate vs. income inequality?
India ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 44th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Suicide rate vs. income inequality
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.