Burundi vs Ethiopia
Burundi vs Ethiopia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 12.6 per 100,000 people in Burundi and 9.6 per 100,000 people in Ethiopia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Burundi, by 3 per 100,000 people, or 1.31 times that in Ethiopia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Burundi has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Burundi ranked 48 and Ethiopia ranked 89 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 | Burundi | Ethiopia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 12.8 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 12.9 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 13.4 | 11.2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 14 | 11.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 14.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 14.8 | 12.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15.3 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 15.6 | 13.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 15.9 | 13.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 16.3 | 14 | 13 |
| 2001 | 17 | 14.7 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 17.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 18.6 | 16.2 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 19.4 | 17 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 19.9 | 17.7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 20.3 | 18.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 20.4 | 18.7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 20.3 | 19 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 20.2 | 19.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 20.1 | 19.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 20.3 | 19.3 | 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
Burundi vs Ethiopia
Health
- Life expectancyBurundi: 63.7 years in 2023Ethiopia: 67.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024Ethiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ethiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurundi: 3.72% in 2017Ethiopia: 3.82% in 2017
People
- PopulationBurundi: 13.7 million people in 2023Ethiopia: 129 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurundi: 2.71% a year in 2023Ethiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023Ethiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurundi: 25.7% in 2025Ethiopia: 24.1% in 2025
- Median ageBurundi: 15.9 years in 2023Ethiopia: 18.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurundi: 2.5% in 2023Ethiopia: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurundi: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Ethiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025Ethiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurundi: $169M in 2025Ethiopia: $785M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurundi: $16 in 2025Ethiopia: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025Ethiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurundi: 31,000 people in 2020Ethiopia: 138,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Ethiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurundi: 0.59% of the labour force in 2020Ethiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurundi: 2 million TIV in 2019Ethiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025