Belgium vs Switzerland
Belgium vs Switzerland: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 14.3 per 100,000 people in Belgium and 9.3 per 100,000 people in Switzerland, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Belgium, by 5 per 100,000 people, or 1.53 times that in Switzerland.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Switzerland.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Belgium | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.3 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14.4 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 14.9 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 15.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 15.6 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 16.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 16.3 | 11.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 16.2 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 16.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 16.4 | 12.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 16.2 | 13.3 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 16 | 13.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 16.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 16.6 | 14.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 17.3 | 15.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 17.8 | 15.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 18.2 | 15.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 18.5 | 16.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 18.1 | 16.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 18.2 | 16.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 18.6 | 17.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 18.7 | 17.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 19 | 18.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 19 | 19.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 18.6 | 20 | 16 |
| 1992 | 18.1 | 20.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 17.6 | 21.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 17.6 | 20.6 | 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 Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelgium: 99.7% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelgium: 0.25% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025