Australia vs Thailand
Australia vs Thailand: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Australia and 10.4 per 100,000 people in Thailand, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Australia, by 0.6 per 100,000 people, or 1.06 times that in Thailand.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Thailand.
- In 2017, Australia ranked 69 and Thailand ranked 76 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 | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.3 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11 | 10 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 10.7 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11 | 14.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.4 | 15.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.8 | 15.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.4 | 16.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 13 | 17.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 13.5 | 16.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.4 | 17 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 13.1 | 18.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.8 | 17.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 12.7 | 16 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 12.3 | 14.9 | 16 |
| 1992 | 12.6 | 14.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 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 Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024