Australia vs Belgium
Australia vs Belgium: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Australia and 14.3 per 100,000 people in Belgium, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Belgium, by 3.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.29 times that in Australia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Australia | Belgium | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 14.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 14.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.3 | 14.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11 | 15.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.5 | 15.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.5 | 16.1 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.7 | 16.3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10.8 | 16.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.7 | 16.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.7 | 16.4 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.5 | 16.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.3 | 16 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.4 | 16.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 10.7 | 16.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11 | 17.3 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.4 | 17.8 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.8 | 18.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.4 | 18.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 13 | 18.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 13.5 | 18.2 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.4 | 18.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 13.1 | 18.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.8 | 19 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 12.7 | 19 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 12.3 | 18.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 12.6 | 18.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 12.7 | 17.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 12.8 | 17.6 | 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
Australia vs Belgium
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Belgium: 82.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Belgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Belgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Belgium: 4.11% in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Belgium: 11.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Belgium: 0.25% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Belgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Belgium: 87.7% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Belgium: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Belgium: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Belgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Belgium: $13.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Belgium: $1,237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Belgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Belgium: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Belgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Belgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Belgium: 430 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025Belgium: 86 million TIV in 2025