Belgium vs Germany
Belgium vs Germany: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 14.3 per 100,000 people in Belgium and 9.9 per 100,000 people in Germany, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Belgium, by 4.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.44 times that in Germany.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Belgium | Germany | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.3 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14.4 | 9.9 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 14.9 | 9.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 15.1 | 9.4 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 15.6 | 9.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 16.1 | 9.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 16.3 | 9.8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 16.2 | 10 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 16.3 | 10 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 16.4 | 10 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 16.2 | 10.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 16 | 10.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 16.4 | 10.6 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 16.6 | 11 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 17.3 | 11.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 17.8 | 11.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 18.2 | 11.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 18.5 | 12.2 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 18.1 | 12.3 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 18.2 | 12.6 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 18.6 | 13.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 18.7 | 13.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 19 | 13.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 19 | 13.4 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 18.6 | 13.5 | 16 |
| 1992 | 18.1 | 13.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 17.6 | 13.9 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 17.6 | 13.7 | 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
Belgium vs Germany
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023Germany: 81.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Germany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Germany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelgium: 99.7% in 2022Germany: 99.9% in 2022
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017Germany: 3.96% in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023Germany: 84.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelgium: 0.25% a year in 2023Germany: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023Germany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025Germany: 82.1% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023Germany: 45.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023Germany: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Germany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Germany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025Germany: $107B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025Germany: $1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Germany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020Germany: 183,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022Germany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Germany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025