Benin vs Madagascar
Benin vs Madagascar: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Benin and 11 per 100,000 people in Madagascar, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Benin, by 0.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.01 times that in Madagascar.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Benin has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Madagascar.
- In 2017, Benin ranked 63 and Madagascar ranked 71 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 | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 11 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.1 | 13.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12 | 13.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 11.6 | 13.9 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 11.3 | 14.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 11 | 14.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 10.7 | 14.5 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.5 | 14.6 | 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
Benin vs Madagascar
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Madagascar: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Madagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Madagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Madagascar: 3.71% in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Madagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Madagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Madagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Madagascar: 32.9% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Madagascar: 18.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Madagascar: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Madagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Madagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Madagascar: $111M in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Madagascar: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Madagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Madagascar: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Madagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Madagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Madagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025