Argentina vs Venezuela
Argentina vs Venezuela: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 10.6 per 100,000 people in Argentina and 8.7 per 100,000 people in Venezuela, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Argentina, by 1.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.22 times that in Venezuela.
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 Venezuela ranked 107 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 | Venezuela | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.6 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.1 | 8.5 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10.8 | 8.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11 | 8.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.2 | 8.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.9 | 8.5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.9 | 8.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 12.5 | 9.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.5 | 10.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.5 | 10 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.3 | 9.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12.3 | 9.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 12 | 9.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 11.4 | 9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 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 Venezuela
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Venezuela: 72.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Venezuela: 2.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Venezuela: 15.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Venezuela: 2.82% in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Venezuela: 28.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Venezuela: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Venezuela: 2.08 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Venezuela: 89.3% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Venezuela: 29 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Venezuela: 9.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Venezuela: -4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Venezuela: 2.23% of GDP in 2017
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Venezuela: $69 in 2017
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Venezuela: 343,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Venezuela: 0.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Venezuela: 3.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Venezuela: 98 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Venezuela: 40 million TIV in 2009