Austria vs Belgium
Austria vs Belgium: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.2 per 100,000 people in Austria and 14.3 per 100,000 people in Belgium, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Belgium, by 3.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.28 times that in Austria.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Austria.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Austria | Belgium | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.2 | 14.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.8 | 14.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.8 | 15.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.9 | 15.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 12.1 | 16.1 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 12.5 | 16.3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 12.8 | 16.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 12.9 | 16.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 12.5 | 16.4 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 12.9 | 16.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 13.1 | 16 | 12 |
| 2005 | 13.8 | 16.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 14.2 | 16.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 14.7 | 17.3 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 15.1 | 17.8 | 13 |
| 2001 | 15.4 | 18.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 15.9 | 18.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 16.1 | 18.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 16.4 | 18.2 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 16.9 | 18.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 17.9 | 18.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 18.6 | 19 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 18.9 | 19 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 19.3 | 18.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 19.8 | 17.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 19.8 | 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
Austria vs Belgium
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023Belgium: 82.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Belgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Belgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAustria: 98.9% in 2022Belgium: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionAustria: 3.26% in 2017Belgium: 4.11% in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023Belgium: 11.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustria: -0.12% a year in 2023Belgium: 0.25% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023Belgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustria: 69.7% in 2025Belgium: 87.7% in 2025
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023Belgium: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustria: 20.2% in 2023Belgium: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025Belgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025Belgium: $13.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025Belgium: $1,237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025Belgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustria: 23,000 people in 2020Belgium: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Belgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020Belgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025Belgium: 430 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025Belgium: 86 million TIV in 2025