China vs Sweden
China vs Sweden: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.2 per 100,000 people in China and 11.1 per 100,000 people in Sweden, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Sweden, by 3.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.54 times that in China.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 2001, when it overtook China.
- In 2017, China ranked 131 and Sweden ranked 65 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 | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.3 | 11.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.6 | 11.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 8 | 11.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 8.9 | 11.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 9.1 | 12.1 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 9.4 | 12.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.1 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 14.3 | 12.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17.1 | 13.7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 18.3 | 14.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 19.4 | 14.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 20.4 | 15.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 20.8 | 15.8 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 21.2 | 16.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 21.3 | 17 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 21.2 | 18 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 20.9 | 17.9 | 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 Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyChina: 78 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChina: 880 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025