France vs Ukraine
France vs Ukraine: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 12.4 per 100,000 people in France and 25.6 per 100,000 people in Ukraine, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 13.2 per 100,000 people, or 2.07 times that in France.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 1992, when it overtook France.
- In 2017, France ranked 50 and Ukraine ranked 7 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 | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4 | 25.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 12.5 | 28 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 13 | 28.4 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 13.2 | 20.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 13.8 | 20 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 14.3 | 19.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 14.9 | 18.8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 15.3 | 19.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 15.4 | 21.2 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 15.2 | 25.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 15.2 | 25.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 15.5 | 24.5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15.8 | 26.2 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 15.9 | 26.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 16.8 | 26.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 17.1 | 27.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 17.3 | 28.1 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 17.5 | 29.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 18.2 | 28.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 18.8 | 28.2 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 19 | 30.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 19.4 | 31.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 19.7 | 31.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 20.1 | 27.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 20.8 | 24.9 | 16 |
| 1992 | 20.8 | 23.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 21.1 | 21 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 21.3 | 19.4 | 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 Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025