Australia vs United Kingdom
Australia vs United Kingdom: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Australia and 7.4 per 100,000 people in United Kingdom, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Australia, by 3.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.5 times that in United Kingdom.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Australia ranked 69 and United Kingdom ranked 128 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11 | 7.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.7 | 7.2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.7 | 7.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11 | 7.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.4 | 8.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 13 | 8.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 13.5 | 8.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.4 | 8.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 13.1 | 9 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.8 | 9 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 12.7 | 8.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 12.6 | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 12.7 | 9.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 12.8 | 9.4 | 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
Australia vs United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personAustralia: $61,370 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- GDP growthAustralia: 2% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 1.2% a year in 2025
- InflationAustralia: 2.8% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 3.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtAustralia: 51.9% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 102.1% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025