Belgium vs Greece
Belgium vs Greece: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 14.3 per 100,000 people in Belgium and 3.5 per 100,000 people in Greece, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Belgium, by 10.8 per 100,000 people, or 4.07 times that in Greece.
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 | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14.4 | 3.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 14.9 | 3.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 15.1 | 3.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 15.6 | 3.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 16.1 | 3.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 16.3 | 3.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 16.2 | 3.4 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 16.3 | 3.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 16.4 | 3.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 16.2 | 3.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 16 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 16.4 | 3.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 16.6 | 3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 17.3 | 2.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 17.8 | 2.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 18.2 | 2.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 18.5 | 3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 18.1 | 3.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 18.2 | 3.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 18.6 | 3.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 18.7 | 3.2 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 19 | 3.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 19 | 3.3 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 18.6 | 3.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 18.1 | 3.5 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 17.6 | 3.5 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 17.6 | 3.5 | 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 Greece
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023Greece: 81.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Greece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Greece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelgium: 99.7% in 2022Greece: 98.9% in 2022
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017Greece: 4.19% in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023Greece: 10.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelgium: 0.25% a year in 2023Greece: -2.08% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023Greece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025Greece: 79.2% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023Greece: 45.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023Greece: 23.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Greece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Greece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025Greece: $7.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025Greece: $842 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Greece: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020Greece: 147,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022Greece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Greece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025Greece: 574 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025Greece: 2 million TIV in 2025