Australia vs North Korea
Australia vs North Korea: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Australia and 11.1 per 100,000 people in North Korea, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in North Korea, by 0 per 100,000 people, or 1 times that in Australia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- North Korea has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Australia.
- In 2017, Australia ranked 69 and North Korea ranked 66 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 | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11.2 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.4 | 12 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11 | 12.3 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 13 | 12.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 16 |
| 1992 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 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 North Korea
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023North Korea: 73.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024North Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017North Korea: 3.09% in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023North Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023North Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023North Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025North Korea: 64.2% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023North Korea: 36.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023North Korea: 12% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023North Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025North Korea: $62 in 2018
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020North Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022North Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020North Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025North Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025North Korea: 44 million TIV in 2025