Suicide rate in Zambia

The age-standardised suicide rate in Zambia was 20.7 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Zambia, 2023 20.7 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −0.2per 100,000 people 2022: 20.9 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 13th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Zambia over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	Zambia
2023	20.7 per 100,000 people
2022	20.9 per 100,000 people
2021	19.2 per 100,000 people
2020	21.2 per 100,000 people
2019	22.3 per 100,000 people
2018	22.5 per 100,000 people
2017	22.8 per 100,000 people
2016	22.8 per 100,000 people
2015	23.3 per 100,000 people
2014	23.4 per 100,000 people
2013	23.5 per 100,000 people
2012	23.2 per 100,000 people
2011	23.0 per 100,000 people
2010	23.1 per 100,000 people
2009	22.9 per 100,000 people
2008	23.0 per 100,000 people
2007	22.9 per 100,000 people
2006	22.8 per 100,000 people
2005	22.9 per 100,000 people
2004	22.9 per 100,000 people
2003	22.4 per 100,000 people
2002	21.9 per 100,000 people
2001	22.0 per 100,000 people
2000	22.3 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −0.2 from 20.9 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 23.5 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −2.8.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Zambia has the 13th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Zambia
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Zambia compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

10 Uruguay 22.2 per 100,000 people
11 Malawi 21.5 per 100,000 people
12 Comoros 20.8 per 100,000 people
13 Zambia 20.7 per 100,000 people
14 Lithuania 20.1 per 100,000 people
15 Russia 19.8 per 100,000 people
16 Burkina Faso 19.7 per 100,000 people

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Zambia by sex

Total 20.7 per 100,000 people2023
Women 7.7 per 100,000 people2023
Men 38.2 per 100,000 people2023

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What this measures

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.

Suicide is under-reported in some countries because of stigma or how deaths are registered.

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