Afghanistan vs Uzbekistan
Afghanistan vs Uzbekistan: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.2 per 100,000 people in Afghanistan and 9.4 per 100,000 people in Uzbekistan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Uzbekistan, by 0.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.02 times that in Afghanistan.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Uzbekistan has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Afghanistan.
- In 2017, Afghanistan ranked 99 and Uzbekistan ranked 93 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Afghanistan | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10 | 9.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 11 | 10.7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 10.7 | 10 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 10.3 | 9 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Afghanistan vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAfghanistan: 30% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016