Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of deaths from suicide ghe was 3,311 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
3,311
Change on year
up 20.1%
World rank
31st
of 194 countries
All-time high
3,311
in 2021
All-time low
1,796
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Tanzania, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 3,311 for number of deaths from suicide ghe in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from suicide ghe in Tanzania peaked at 3,311 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,796, in 2004.
Tanzania ranks 31st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,849 | — |
| 2001 | 1,852 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,816 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,821 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,796 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1,844 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,889 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,919 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,956 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1,994 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,032 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2,043 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,031 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,045 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,074 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,171 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2,288 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 2,180 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 2,500 | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 2,725 | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 2,756 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3,311 | +20.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 3,311 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 691.28, 4.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 3,311 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 915.12, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,873 | 1,796 | 1,994 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,209 | 2,031 | 2,725 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,033 | 2,756 | 3,311 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from suicide ghe in Tanzania?
- Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Tanzania was 3,311 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,311 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,796 in 2004.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of deaths from suicide ghe?
- Tanzania ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from suicide ghe rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from suicide ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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