Canada vs Singapore
Canada vs Singapore: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 10.9 per 100,000 people in Canada and 7.3 per 100,000 people in Singapore, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Canada, by 3.6 per 100,000 people, or 1.49 times that in Singapore.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Canada has been higher since 1996, when it overtook Singapore.
- In 2017, Canada ranked 73 and Singapore ranked 129 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 | Canada | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.3 | 7.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.9 | 8.4 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.1 | 9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.6 | 10.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.6 | 10.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 13.3 | 13 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13.3 | 14 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13.2 | 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
Canada vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyCanada: 82.6 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCanada: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCanada: 4.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCanada: 99% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionCanada: 3.99% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
People
- PopulationCanada: 39.3 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthCanada: 1.22% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCanada: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCanada: 82.9% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageCanada: 40.3 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCanada: 19.4% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateCanada: 11 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCanada: 1.63% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCanada: $37.5B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personCanada: $939 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCanada: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCanada: 72,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerCanada: 0.81% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCanada: 0.35% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCanada: 83 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCanada: 312 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025