Congo - Kinshasa vs South Sudan
Congo - Kinshasa vs South Sudan: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.6 per 100,000 people in Congo - Kinshasa and 12 per 100,000 people in South Sudan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 0.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.04 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- South Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 57 and South Sudan ranked 54 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 | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.6 | 12 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.6 | 12 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.6 | 12 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.6 | 12 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 12.5 | 14.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 12.2 | 14 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 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 South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCongo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025South Sudan: $1,080 in 2015
- GDP growthCongo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023South Sudan: 41.4% a year in 2025
- InflationCongo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025South Sudan: 97.6% a year in 2025
- Government debtCongo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023South Sudan: 64.2% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022