Argentina vs Paraguay
Argentina vs Paraguay: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 10.6 per 100,000 people in Argentina and 5.8 per 100,000 people in Paraguay, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Argentina, by 4.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.84 times that in Paraguay.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Argentina ranked 75 and Paraguay ranked 152 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 | Argentina | Paraguay | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.6 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10.6 | 5.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 10.6 | 5.8 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 10.8 | 5.9 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.1 | 6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.1 | 5.8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.9 | 5.9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10.8 | 6.1 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11 | 6.2 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.1 | 6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.9 | 6.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.9 | 6.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.1 | 6.2 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.8 | 5.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.5 | 5.4 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.3 | 5.4 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.3 | 5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12.3 | 4.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 12 | 4.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 11.6 | 4.7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 11.4 | 4.5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 11.1 | 4.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.9 | 4 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 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
Argentina vs Paraguay
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Paraguay: 73.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Paraguay: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Paraguay: 14 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Paraguay: 2.96% in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Paraguay: 6.84 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Paraguay: 1.25% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Paraguay: 2.42 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Paraguay: 70.4% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Paraguay: 26.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Paraguay: 6.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Paraguay: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Paraguay: 0.88% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Paraguay: $406M in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Paraguay: $60 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Paraguay: 4.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Paraguay: 29,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Paraguay: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Paraguay: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Paraguay: 24 million TIV in 2025