Austria vs China
Austria vs China: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.2 per 100,000 people in Austria and 7.2 per 100,000 people in China, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Austria, by 4 per 100,000 people, or 1.55 times that in China.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Austria has been higher since 1999, when it overtook China.
- In 2017, Austria ranked 61 and China ranked 131 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 | Austria | China | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.2 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.4 | 7.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.8 | 7.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.9 | 7.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 12.1 | 8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 12.9 | 9.1 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 12.5 | 9.4 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 13.8 | 11.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 14.2 | 11.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 15.1 | 11.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 15.4 | 12.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 15.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 16.9 | 18.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 17.9 | 19.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 18.6 | 20.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 18.9 | 20.8 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 19.2 | 21.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 19.3 | 21.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 19.8 | 21.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 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 China
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023China: 78 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024China: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023China: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustria: 3.26% in 2017China: 3.31% in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023China: 1.42 billion people in 2023
- Population growthAustria: -0.12% a year in 2023China: -0.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023China: 1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustria: 69.7% in 2025China: 66.3% in 2025
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023China: 39.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustria: 20.2% in 2023China: 14.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023China: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025China: 1.73% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025China: $335B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025China: $237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025China: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustria: 23,000 people in 2020China: 2.54 million people in 2020
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022China: 23.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020China: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025China: 207 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025China: 880 million TIV in 2025