France vs India
France vs India: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 12.4 per 100,000 people in France and 15.6 per 100,000 people in India, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in India, by 3.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.26 times that in France.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- India has been higher since 1997, when it overtook France.
- In 2017, France ranked 50 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 | France | India | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4 | 15.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 12.5 | 15.7 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 13 | 15.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 13.2 | 16.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 13.8 | 16.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 14.3 | 17 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 14.9 | 17.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 15.3 | 17.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 15.4 | 17.1 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 15.2 | 17 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15.8 | 17.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 15.9 | 17.2 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 17.1 | 18.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 17.3 | 19.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 17.5 | 19.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 18.2 | 19.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 19 | 19.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 20.8 | 19.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 21.3 | 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
France vs India
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023India: 72 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024India: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023India: 22.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017India: 3.53% in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023India: 1.44 billion people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023India: 0.89% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023India: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025India: 35.7% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023India: 28.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023India: 6.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023India: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025India: 2.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025India: $93.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025India: $63 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025India: 8.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020India: 3.07 million people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022India: 9.94% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020India: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025India: 2.86 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025India: 81 million TIV in 2025