Bolivia vs Paraguay
Bolivia vs Paraguay: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 6.4 per 100,000 people in Bolivia and 5.8 per 100,000 people in Paraguay, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 0.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.11 times that in Paraguay.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Bolivia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Bolivia ranked 139 and Paraguay ranked 152 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 | Bolivia | Paraguay | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.6 | 6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7 | 6.1 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.2 | 6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8 | 5.4 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 8.3 | 5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.2 | 4 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 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
Bolivia vs Paraguay
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Paraguay: 73.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Paraguay: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Paraguay: 14 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Paraguay: 2.96% in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Paraguay: 6.84 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Paraguay: 1.25% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Paraguay: 2.42 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Paraguay: 70.4% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Paraguay: 26.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Paraguay: 6.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Paraguay: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Paraguay: 0.88% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Paraguay: $406M in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Paraguay: $60 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Paraguay: 4.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Paraguay: 29,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Paraguay: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Paraguay: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Paraguay: 24 million TIV in 2025