Greece vs Poland
Greece vs Poland: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 3.5 per 100,000 people in Greece and 14 per 100,000 people in Poland, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Poland, by 10.4 per 100,000 people, or 3.98 times that in Greece.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Greece ranked 182 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 | Greece | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5 | 14 | 10 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 14.2 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 3.7 | 14.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 3.6 | 14.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 3.6 | 15.3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 3.6 | 15.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 3.5 | 16.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3.4 | 16.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 3.3 | 16.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 3.2 | 16.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 3.2 | 16.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 16.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 3.1 | 16.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 16.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 2.9 | 16.3 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 2.9 | 16.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 2.9 | 16.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 3 | 16.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 3.1 | 16.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 3.1 | 16 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 3.1 | 15.4 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 3.2 | 14.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 3.3 | 14.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 3.3 | 14 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 3.4 | 13.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 3.5 | 14.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 3.5 | 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
Greece vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025