Belarus vs Latvia
Belarus vs Latvia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 19 per 100,000 people in Belarus and 17 per 100,000 people in Latvia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Belarus, by 2 per 100,000 people, or 1.12 times that in Latvia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Belarus has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Latvia.
- In 2017, Belarus ranked 17 and Latvia ranked 21 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 | Belarus | Latvia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19 | 17 | 10 |
| 2016 | 18.9 | 16.9 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 19.6 | 17.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 21.1 | 17.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 22.6 | 17.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 24.3 | 17.8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 29.2 | 18.2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 29.2 | 19.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 29.9 | 20.2 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 30.5 | 21.6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 30.4 | 23.4 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 33.1 | 24.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 35.1 | 24.6 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 34.5 | 24.2 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 35.7 | 25.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 37 | 27.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 35.1 | 28.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 33.7 | 28.1 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 35.5 | 29.5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 34.6 | 31.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 32.9 | 30.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 31.4 | 32.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 30.8 | 38.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 28.6 | 40.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 27.1 | 36.5 | 16 |
| 1992 | 23.5 | 30.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 21.5 | 27.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 20.3 | 25.8 | 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
Belarus vs Latvia
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Latvia: 76.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Latvia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Latvia: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Latvia: 97.1% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Latvia: 3.5% in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Latvia: 1.88 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Latvia: -0.29% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Latvia: 1.34 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Latvia: 68.6% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Latvia: 43.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Latvia: 21.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Latvia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Latvia: 3.61% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelarus: $1.83B in 2025Latvia: $1.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Latvia: $929 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Latvia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Latvia: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Latvia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Latvia: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Latvia: 19 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Latvia: 1 million TIV in 2025