Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) was 11.71 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, female in Zimbabwe, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, female in Zimbabwe is 11.71 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 11.71 per 100,000 female population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.56 per 100,000 female population, in 2009.
Zimbabwe ranks 4th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 8.58 per 100,000 female population | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 9.32 per 100,000 female population | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 10.03 per 100,000 female population | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 9.84 per 100,000 female population | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.66 per 100,000 female population | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 8.73 per 100,000 female population | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 8.68 per 100,000 female population | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.88 per 100,000 female population | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 7.56 per 100,000 female population | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 10.43 per 100,000 female population | +38.0% |
| 2011 | 10.61 per 100,000 female population | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 9.97 per 100,000 female population | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 9.92 per 100,000 female population | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.4 per 100,000 female population | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 9.51 per 100,000 female population | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.77 per 100,000 female population | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 9.89 per 100,000 female population | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 10.69 per 100,000 female population | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 10.55 per 100,000 female population | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 10.35 per 100,000 female population | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 11.71 per 100,000 female population | +13.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 11.71 per 100,000 female population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.97 per 100,000 female population, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 11.71 per 100,000 female population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.52 per 100,000 female population, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +38.0% | 7.56 per 100,000 female population | 10.43 per 100,000 female population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.81 per 100,000 female population | 7.56 per 100,000 female population | 10.03 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.07 per 100,000 female population | 9.4 per 100,000 female population | 10.69 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.03 per 100,000 female population | 10.35 per 100,000 female population | 11.71 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 1 South Korea 16.94 per 100,000 female population compare
- 2 Lesotho 16.63 per 100,000 female population compare
- 3 Suriname 14.03 per 100,000 female population compare
- 5 Japan 11.54 per 100,000 female population compare
- 6 India 11.23 per 100,000 female population compare
- 7 Belgium 10.69 per 100,000 female population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Zimbabwe?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Zimbabwe was 11.71 per 100,000 female population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.71 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.56 per 100,000 female population in 2009.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).