Congo - Kinshasa vs Côte d’Ivoire
Congo - Kinshasa vs Côte d’Ivoire: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.6 per 100,000 people in Congo - Kinshasa and 13.9 per 100,000 people in Côte d’Ivoire, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 2.3 per 100,000 people, or 1.2 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 57 and Côte d’Ivoire ranked 36 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 | Congo - Kinshasa | Côte d’Ivoire | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.6 | 13.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.6 | 14.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.6 | 14.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.6 | 14.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.5 | 14.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.4 | 14.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.3 | 14.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.3 | 15 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.3 | 15.3 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.3 | 15.5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.4 | 15.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.6 | 15.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.8 | 15.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.7 | 15.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12 | 15.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.1 | 15.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.1 | 15.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.2 | 15.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12.2 | 15.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 12.5 | 15.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.3 | 15.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 12.2 | 15.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 12.2 | 14.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 12.3 | 14.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 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
Congo - Kinshasa vs Côte d’Ivoire
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 43.9% in 2022
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCongo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $2,491 in 2025
- GDP growthCongo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 6% a year in 2024
- InflationCongo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.4% a year in 2024
- Government debtCongo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 57.2% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997Côte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personCongo - Kinshasa: 0.06 tonnes in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 0.59 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersCongo - Kinshasa: 19.7% in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 41.4% in 2024
- Access to electricityCongo - Kinshasa: 22.5% in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 72.9% in 2024
- Forest areaCongo - Kinshasa: 61.5% in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 12.1% in 2024