Self harm death rates by age in Zambia
Zambia: Self harm death rates by age was 0.3377 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in Zambia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.3377 for self harm death rates by age in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 190.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Zambia peaked at 0.3377 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0327, in 2014.
That places Zambia 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1427 | 0.1109 | 0.2467 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1396 | 0.0327 | 0.2057 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3094 | 0.2811 | 0.3377 | 2 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 290,979 (2025)
- Population, male 49.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 302,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 301,939 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.31 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.98 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Zambia?
- Self harm death rates by age in Zambia was 0.3377 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3377 in 2021.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0327 in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Zambia ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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