China vs Mongolia
China vs Mongolia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.2 per 100,000 people in China and 15.4 per 100,000 people in Mongolia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Mongolia, by 8.2 per 100,000 people, or 2.13 times that in China.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Mongolia has been higher since 1995, when it overtook China.
- In 2017, China ranked 131 and Mongolia ranked 29 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 | Mongolia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2 | 15.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.3 | 15.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.4 | 15.8 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 15.9 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.6 | 16.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 8 | 16.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 8.4 | 17.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 8.9 | 17.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 9.1 | 17.6 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 9.4 | 18 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 9.7 | 19 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.3 | 19.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.1 | 20.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.6 | 20.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.4 | 20.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.3 | 20.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.3 | 20.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 14.3 | 20.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 15.8 | 20.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17.1 | 21.4 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 18.3 | 22.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 19.4 | 22.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 20.4 | 21.7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 21.2 | 19.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 21.3 | 18.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 21.2 | 16.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 20.9 | 15.5 | 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 Mongolia
Health
- Life expectancyChina: 78 years in 2023Mongolia: 71.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Mongolia: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mongolia: 10.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017Mongolia: 3.53% in 2017
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023Mongolia: 3.43 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Mongolia: 1.3% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Mongolia: 2.69 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Mongolia: 71.2% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Mongolia: 26.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Mongolia: 4.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Mongolia: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Mongolia: 0.88% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025Mongolia: $214M in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Mongolia: $63 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Mongolia: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Mongolia: 18,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022Mongolia: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Mongolia: 1.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Mongolia: 3 million TIV in 2022