Germany vs Luxembourg
Germany vs Luxembourg: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.9 per 100,000 people in Germany and 8.7 per 100,000 people in Luxembourg, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Germany, by 1.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.14 times that in Luxembourg.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Luxembourg.
- In 2017, Germany ranked 83 and Luxembourg ranked 105 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 | Germany | Luxembourg | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 9.6 | 9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10 | 9.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10 | 9.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10 | 9.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.3 | 13 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 13.4 | 15 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 13.5 | 15.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 13.4 | 15.8 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 13.5 | 15.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13.7 | 16.1 | 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
Germany vs Luxembourg
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Luxembourg: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Luxembourg: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Luxembourg: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Luxembourg: 99.5% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Luxembourg: 3.62% in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Luxembourg: 665,100 people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Luxembourg: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Luxembourg: 1.4 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Luxembourg: 94.9% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Luxembourg: 38.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Luxembourg: 15.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Luxembourg: 8.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Luxembourg: 0.85% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Luxembourg: $803M in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Luxembourg: $1,264 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Luxembourg: 1.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Luxembourg: 1,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Luxembourg: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Luxembourg: 0.31% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Luxembourg: 11 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Luxembourg: 0 TIV in 2007