Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 23.57 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
23.57 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
32nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
23.57 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
All-time low
17.04 per 100,000 male population
in 2010
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, male 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 male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, male in Zimbabwe is 23.57 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 23.57 per 100,000 male population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.04 per 100,000 male population, in 2010.
Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.36 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 18.24 per 100,000 male population | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 19.15 per 100,000 male population | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 19.47 per 100,000 male population | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 19.48 per 100,000 male population | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 19.52 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 19.09 per 100,000 male population | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 18.23 per 100,000 male population | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 18.75 per 100,000 male population | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 17.71 per 100,000 male population | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 17.04 per 100,000 male population | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 18.34 per 100,000 male population | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 18.94 per 100,000 male population | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 19.15 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 19.25 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.02 per 100,000 male population | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 21 per 100,000 male population | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 20.94 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.13 per 100,000 male population | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 21.7 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 21.21 per 100,000 male population | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 23.57 per 100,000 male population | +11.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 23.57 per 100,000 male population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.3 per 100,000 male population, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 23.57 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.16 per 100,000 male population, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7 per 100,000 male population | 17.36 per 100,000 male population | 19.52 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.85 per 100,000 male population | 17.04 per 100,000 male population | 22.13 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.39 per 100,000 male population | 21.21 per 100,000 male population | 23.57 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 29 Poland 24.11 per 100,000 male population compare
- 30 France 24.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 31 Japan 23.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 33 Austria 23.56 per 100,000 male population compare
- 34 Cuba 23.49 per 100,000 male population compare
- 35 Serbia 22.98 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Zimbabwe?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Zimbabwe was 23.57 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 23.57 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.04 per 100,000 male population in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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, 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).