Guinea vs Kenya
Guinea vs Kenya: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Guinea and 11.1 per 100,000 people in Kenya, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Guinea, by 0.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.01 times that in Kenya.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Kenya.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Guinea | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.2 | 12 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 | 12.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.7 | 12.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.4 | 13 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.1 | 13.2 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 10.1 | 13.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 10 | 13.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 10 | 13.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 9.8 | 13.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9.7 | 13.4 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9.4 | 13 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9.2 | 12.7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9 | 12.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 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
Guinea vs Kenya
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Kenya: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Kenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Kenya: 3.51% in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Kenya: 55.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Kenya: 1.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Kenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Kenya: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Kenya: 19.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Kenya: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Kenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Kenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Kenya: $1.36B in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Kenya: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Kenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Kenya: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Kenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Kenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Kenya: 117 million TIV in 2025