Ethiopia vs Mozambique
Ethiopia vs Mozambique: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.6 per 100,000 people in Ethiopia and 17.2 per 100,000 people in Mozambique, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Mozambique, by 7.6 per 100,000 people, or 1.79 times that in Ethiopia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Mozambique has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Ethiopia.
- In 2017, Ethiopia ranked 89 and Mozambique ranked 19 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 | Mozambique | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6 | 17.2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.7 | 17.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 9.9 | 17.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 10.1 | 17.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.3 | 17.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.8 | 17.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.2 | 17.8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.5 | 17.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.8 | 17.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.9 | 17.4 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 12.1 | 17.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 12.4 | 16.7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12.7 | 16.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 13.1 | 16 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 13.5 | 15.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 14 | 15.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17 | 16 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 17.7 | 16.2 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 18.1 | 16 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 18.7 | 16 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 19 | 16 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 19.2 | 16 | 16 |
| 1992 | 19.3 | 15.9 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 19.3 | 15.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 19.3 | 15.8 | 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
Ethiopia vs Mozambique
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Mozambique: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Mozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Mozambique: 3.9% in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Mozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Mozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Mozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Mozambique: 37.2% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Mozambique: 16.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Mozambique: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Mozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Mozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Mozambique: $446M in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Mozambique: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Mozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Mozambique: 11,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Mozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Mozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Mozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEthiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997Mozambique: 1 million TIV in 1977