Age-standardized suicide rates in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Age-standardized suicide rates was 25.42 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Age-standardized suicide rates in Zimbabwe, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, age-standardized suicide rates in Zimbabwe stood at 25.42. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Zimbabwe peaked at 25.42 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.46, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 4th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.46 | — |
| 2001 | 19.49 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 20.61 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 21.32 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 21.5 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.04 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 20.69 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 20.17 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 20.74 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 19.36 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 21.37 | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 22.37 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 22.27 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 22.56 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 22.51 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 23.12 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 23.88 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 23.64 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 24.68 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 23.72 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 23.58 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 25.42 | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.34 | 18.46 | 21.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.01 | 21.37 | 24.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5 | 23.58 | 25.42 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Zimbabwe?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Zimbabwe was 25.42 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 25.42 in 2021.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.46 in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Zimbabwe ranks 4th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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