Zambia - Intentional self-harm

In 2005 occurred 786 suicides in Zambia. This year, 7 fewer people committed suicide than in 2004. On average, there are 2 suicides per day.

Zambia had 6.53 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.34 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 786 recorded suicide cases in 2005, 601 were men suicides and 186 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 10.69 per 100,000 men and for women 3.12 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Zambia. However, in Zambia in 2005 there were there were 797 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Zambia
• Zambia economy
• Country suicides ranking