Australia vs Germany
Australia vs Germany: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Australia and 9.9 per 100,000 people in Germany, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Australia, by 1.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.11 times that in Germany.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Germany.
- In 2017, Australia ranked 69 and Germany ranked 83 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 | Australia | Germany | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.3 | 9.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11 | 9.4 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10.8 | 10 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.7 | 10 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.7 | 10 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 10.7 | 11 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 13 | 12.3 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 12.3 | 13.5 | 16 |
| 1992 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 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 Germany
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Germany: 81.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Germany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Germany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Germany: 3.96% in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Germany: 84.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Germany: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Germany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Germany: 82.1% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Germany: 45.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Germany: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Germany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Germany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Germany: $107B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Germany: $1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Germany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Germany: 183,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Germany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Germany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025