Chad vs Malawi
Chad vs Malawi: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11 per 100,000 people in Chad and 12.1 per 100,000 people in Malawi, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Malawi, by 1.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.1 times that in Chad.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Malawi has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Chad ranked 70 and Malawi ranked 53 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 | Chad | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 12.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 12.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.1 | 12.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.7 | 13 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.6 | 13 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.6 | 13.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.8 | 14 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.9 | 14.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.8 | 14.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.7 | 14.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 11.6 | 15.1 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 11.3 | 15.3 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 10.8 | 15.7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 10.4 | 15.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.8 | 15.3 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.2 | 15 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9 | 14.4 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.9 | 13.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.6 | 13 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.4 | 12.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 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
Chad vs Malawi
Health
- Life expectancyChad: 55.1 years in 2023Malawi: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Malawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChad: 6.2% in 2022Malawi: 17.8% in 2022
- DepressionChad: 3.88% in 2017Malawi: 3.45% in 2017
People
- PopulationChad: 19.3 million people in 2023Malawi: 21.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthChad: 5.71% a year in 2023Malawi: 2.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023Malawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChad: 27.6% in 2025Malawi: 17.6% in 2025
- Median ageChad: 15.4 years in 2023Malawi: 17.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChad: 2.1% in 2023Malawi: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateChad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Malawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025Malawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChad: $598M in 2025Malawi: $128M in 2025
- Military spending per personChad: $31 in 2025Malawi: $7 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025Malawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChad: 45,000 people in 2020Malawi: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerChad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Malawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Malawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChad: 4 million TIV in 2025Malawi: 2 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsChad: 20 million TIV in 1987Malawi: 1 million TIV in 2000