China vs France
China vs France: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.2 per 100,000 people in China and 12.4 per 100,000 people in France, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in France, by 5.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.72 times that in China.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- France has been higher since 1996, when it overtook China.
- In 2017, China ranked 131 and France ranked 50 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 | China | France | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2 | 12.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.4 | 13 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 13.2 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.6 | 13.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 8 | 14.3 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 8.4 | 14.9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 8.9 | 15.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 9.1 | 15.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 9.4 | 15.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 9.7 | 15.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.3 | 15.5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.1 | 15.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.6 | 15.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.4 | 16.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.3 | 17.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.3 | 17.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 14.3 | 17.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 15.8 | 18.2 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17.1 | 18.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 18.3 | 19 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 20.4 | 19.7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 20.8 | 20.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 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
China vs France
Health
- Life expectancyChina: 78 years in 2023France: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024France: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023France: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017France: 4.25% in 2017
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023France: 66.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023France: 0.17% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023France: 1.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025France: 78.8% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023France: 41.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023France: 21.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023France: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025France: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025France: $64.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025France: $1,021 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025France: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020France: 304,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022France: 1.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020France: 1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025France: 236 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChina: 880 million TIV in 2025France: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025