Age-standardized suicide rates in Mozambique
Mozambique: Age-standardized suicide rates was 18.96 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
18.96
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
12th
of 184 countries
All-time high
22.71
in 2017
All-time low
12.06
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Age-standardized suicide rates in Mozambique, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, age-standardized suicide rates in Mozambique stood at 18.96.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Mozambique peaked at 22.71 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.06, in 2001.
That places Mozambique 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.44 | — |
| 2001 | 12.06 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 12.25 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.18 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 12.26 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 12.53 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 13.4 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 14.79 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 15.56 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 16.39 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 17.19 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 17.53 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 17.58 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 18.56 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 20.01 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 20.31 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 21.85 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 22.71 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 22.48 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.95 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 20.01 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 18.96 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.39 | 12.06 | 16.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.92 | 17.19 | 22.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.48 | 18.96 | 20.01 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 869.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4417 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2761 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Mozambique?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Mozambique was 18.96 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 22.71 in 2017.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.06 in 2001.
- How does Mozambique rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Mozambique ranks 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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