Suicide mortality rate, male in Zambia
Zambia: Suicide mortality rate, male was 11.25 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Zambia, 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 male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, male in Zambia is 11.25 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Zambia peaked at 11.25 per 100,000 male population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.06 per 100,000 male population, in 2003.
Zambia ranks 87th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.52 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 10.41 per 100,000 male population | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.31 per 100,000 male population | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.06 per 100,000 male population | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 10.14 per 100,000 male population | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 10.08 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.01 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.82 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 9.72 per 100,000 male population | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.65 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 9.85 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.86 per 100,000 male population | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.76 per 100,000 male population | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 9.34 per 100,000 male population | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 9.1 per 100,000 male population | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 9.23 per 100,000 male population | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.2 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.29 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.14 per 100,000 male population | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.48 per 100,000 male population | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 9.81 per 100,000 male population | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 11.25 per 100,000 male population | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.97 per 100,000 male population | 9.06 per 100,000 male population | 10.52 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.43 per 100,000 male population | 9.1 per 100,000 male population | 9.86 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.53 per 100,000 male population | 9.81 per 100,000 male population | 11.25 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 84 Mexico 11.56 per 100,000 male population compare
- 85 Burundi 11.47 per 100,000 male population compare
- 86 Brazil 11.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 87 Fiji 11.25 per 100,000 male population compare
- 89 Botswana 11.19 per 100,000 male population compare
- 90 Benin 11.14 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.02 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Zambia?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Zambia was 11.25 per 100,000 male 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, male recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.25 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.06 per 100,000 male population in 2003.
- How does Zambia rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Zambia ranks 87th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).