Bhutan vs India
Bhutan vs India: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.7 per 100,000 people in Bhutan and 15.6 per 100,000 people in India, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in India, by 9.9 per 100,000 people, or 2.73 times that in Bhutan.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- India has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Bhutan ranked 154 and India ranked 28 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 | Bhutan | India | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7 | 15.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.8 | 15.7 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.8 | 15.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.9 | 16.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.9 | 16.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6 | 17 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.1 | 17.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.1 | 17.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.2 | 17.1 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.3 | 17 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.4 | 16.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 6.4 | 17.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6.5 | 17.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 6.6 | 17.2 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 6.7 | 17.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 6.8 | 18.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7 | 19.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7.1 | 19.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 7.2 | 19.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 7.4 | 19.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 7.6 | 19.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 7.7 | 18.9 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8 | 19.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.1 | 19.4 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.3 | 19.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.3 | 20.4 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.4 | 20.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.5 | 20.2 | 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
Bhutan vs India
Health
- Life expectancyBhutan: 73 years in 2023India: 72 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBhutan: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024India: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBhutan: 19.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023India: 22.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBhutan: 3.44% in 2017India: 3.53% in 2017
People
- PopulationBhutan: 786,400 people in 2023India: 1.44 billion people in 2023
- Population growthBhutan: 0.69% a year in 2023India: 0.89% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBhutan: 1.46 births per woman in 2023India: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBhutan: 43.4% in 2025India: 35.7% in 2025
- Median ageBhutan: 29.4 years in 2023India: 28.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBhutan: 6.4% in 2023India: 6.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBhutan: 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023India: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelBhutan: 6,000 people in 2000India: 3.07 million people in 2020
- National powerBhutan: 0.01% of world capability in 2022India: 9.94% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBhutan: 2.34% of the labour force in 2000India: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBhutan: 5 million TIV in 2021India: 2.86 billion TIV in 2025