Azerbaijan vs Sweden
Azerbaijan vs Sweden: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 4.1 per 100,000 people in Azerbaijan and 11.1 per 100,000 people in Sweden, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Sweden, by 7 per 100,000 people, or 2.72 times that in Azerbaijan.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Azerbaijan ranked 177 and Sweden ranked 65 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 | Azerbaijan | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4.1 | 11.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 4.2 | 11.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 4.3 | 11.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 4.4 | 11.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 4.5 | 11.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 4.8 | 12.1 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 4.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5.1 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 4.8 | 12.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 4.6 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 4.3 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 4 | 12.3 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 3.7 | 12.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 3.5 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 3.1 | 12.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 2.9 | 13.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 2.8 | 13.7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 2.8 | 14.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 2.8 | 14.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 2.8 | 15.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 3 | 15.8 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 3.1 | 16.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 3.1 | 17 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 3.1 | 18 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 3.2 | 17.9 | 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
Azerbaijan vs Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAzerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025