Canada vs China
Canada vs China: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.99% in Canada and 3.31% in China, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Canada, by 0.68 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in China.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Canada has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Canada ranked 34 and China ranked 114 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Canada | China | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.99 | 3.31 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.97 | 3.33 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.95 | 3.35 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.94 | 3.37 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.93 | 3.38 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.92 | 3.39 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.91 | 3.4 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.91 | 3.41 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.92 | 3.41 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.93 | 3.4 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.95 | 3.39 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.97 | 3.38 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.99 | 3.38 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 4.01 | 3.39 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 4.05 | 3.4 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 4.09 | 3.41 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 4.12 | 3.42 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 4.13 | 3.43 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 4.13 | 3.45 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 4.13 | 3.47 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 4.13 | 3.49 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.12 | 3.52 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.12 | 3.54 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.12 | 3.55 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.11 | 3.56 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.11 | 3.57 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.1 | 3.57 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4.09 | 3.57 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- 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
Canada vs China
Health
- Life expectancyCanada: 82.6 years in 2023China: 78 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCanada: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024China: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCanada: 4.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023China: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateCanada: 10.9 per 100,000 people in 2017China: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCanada: 39.3 million people in 2023China: 1.42 billion people in 2023
- Population growthCanada: 1.22% a year in 2023China: -0.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCanada: 1.35 births per woman in 2023China: 1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCanada: 82.9% in 2025China: 66.3% in 2025
- Median ageCanada: 40.3 years in 2023China: 39.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCanada: 19.4% in 2023China: 14.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCanada: 11 per 1,000 people in 2023China: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCanada: 1.63% of GDP in 2025China: 1.73% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCanada: $37.5B in 2025China: $335B in 2025
- Military spending per personCanada: $939 in 2025China: $237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCanada: 3.7% of government spending in 2025China: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCanada: 72,000 people in 2020China: 2.54 million people in 2020
- National powerCanada: 0.81% of world capability in 2022China: 23.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCanada: 0.35% of the labour force in 2020China: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCanada: 83 million TIV in 2025China: 207 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCanada: 312 million TIV in 2025China: 880 million TIV in 2025