Ethiopia vs India
Ethiopia vs India: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.6 per 100,000 people in Ethiopia and 15.6 per 100,000 people in India, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in India, by 6 per 100,000 people, or 1.62 times that in Ethiopia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- India has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Ethiopia ranked 89 and India ranked 28 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 | Ethiopia | India | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6 | 15.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.7 | 15.7 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 9.9 | 15.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 10.1 | 16.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.3 | 16.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.8 | 17 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.2 | 17.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.5 | 17.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.8 | 17.1 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.9 | 17 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 12.1 | 16.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 12.4 | 17.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12.7 | 17.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 13.1 | 17.2 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 13.5 | 17.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 14 | 18.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 14.7 | 19.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 15.4 | 19.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 16.2 | 19.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17 | 19.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 17.7 | 19.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 19 | 19.4 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 19.3 | 20.4 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 19.3 | 20.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 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
Ethiopia vs India
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023India: 72 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024India: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023India: 22.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017India: 3.53% in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023India: 1.44 billion people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023India: 0.89% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023India: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025India: 35.7% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023India: 28.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023India: 6.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023India: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025India: 2.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025India: $93.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025India: $63 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025India: 8.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020India: 3.07 million people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022India: 9.94% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020India: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025India: 2.86 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEthiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997India: 81 million TIV in 2025