France vs Poland
France vs Poland: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 12.4 per 100,000 people in France and 14 per 100,000 people in Poland, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Poland, by 1.5 per 100,000 people, or 1.13 times that in France.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher since 2004, when it overtook France.
- In 2017, France ranked 50 and Poland ranked 35 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 | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4 | 14 | 10 |
| 2016 | 12.5 | 14.2 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 13 | 14.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 13.2 | 14.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 13.8 | 15.3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 14.9 | 16.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15.8 | 16.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 17.5 | 16.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 18.2 | 16.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 18.8 | 16 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 19 | 15.4 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 19.4 | 14.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 19.7 | 14.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 20.1 | 14 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 20.8 | 13.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 20.8 | 14.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 21.1 | 14.5 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 21.3 | 13.6 | 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 Poland
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025