Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa
Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Benin and 11.6 per 100,000 people in Congo - Kinshasa, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 0.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.04 times that in Benin.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Benin.
- In 2017, Benin ranked 63 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 57 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 | Benin | Congo - Kinshasa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12 | 11.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.3 | 12 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12 | 12.2 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 11 | 12.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.5 | 12.2 | 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
Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Congo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Congo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025