China vs Netherlands
China vs Netherlands: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.2 per 100,000 people in China and 9.2 per 100,000 people in Netherlands, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 2 per 100,000 people, or 1.27 times that in China.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher since 2011, when it overtook China.
- In 2017, China ranked 131 and Netherlands ranked 100 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 | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 8.4 | 9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.3 | 9.4 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 14.3 | 9.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 15.8 | 9.6 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17.1 | 9.6 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 18.3 | 9.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 19.4 | 10.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 20.4 | 10.2 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 20.8 | 10.4 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 21.2 | 10.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 21.3 | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 21.2 | 10.9 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 20.9 | 11 | 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 Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyChina: 78 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChina: 880 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025