Belgium vs United States
Belgium vs United States: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 14.3 per 100,000 people in Belgium and 12.8 per 100,000 people in United States, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Belgium, by 1.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.11 times that in United States.
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 | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14.4 | 12.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 14.9 | 12.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 15.1 | 12.2 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 15.6 | 12 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 16.1 | 12 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 16.3 | 12 | 11 |
| 2010 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 16.3 | 11.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 16.4 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 16.2 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 16 | 11.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 16.4 | 11.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 16.6 | 11.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 17.3 | 11.4 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 17.8 | 11.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 18.2 | 11.1 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 18.5 | 10.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 18.1 | 10.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 18.2 | 11.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 18.6 | 11.4 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 18.7 | 11.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 19 | 12 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 19 | 12.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 18.6 | 12.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 18.1 | 11.9 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 17.6 | 12.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 17.6 | 12.1 | 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 United States
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelgium: 99.7% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelgium: 0.25% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025