Guyana vs Venezuela
Guyana vs Venezuela: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 26.1 per 100,000 people in Guyana and 8.7 per 100,000 people in Venezuela, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Guyana, by 17.4 per 100,000 people, or 3 times that in Venezuela.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Guyana has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Guyana ranked 6 and Venezuela ranked 107 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 | Guyana | Venezuela | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.1 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2016 | 26.6 | 8.6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 27.3 | 8.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 28.2 | 8.4 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 29.3 | 8.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 29.9 | 8.5 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 29.4 | 8.2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 28.2 | 8.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 26 | 8.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 26.3 | 8.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 26.8 | 8.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 27.8 | 8.5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 28 | 8.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 27.8 | 8.8 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 27.6 | 9.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 26.7 | 9.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 25.7 | 10.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 23.2 | 10.1 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 25.6 | 10 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 26.5 | 9.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 24.2 | 9.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 23.4 | 9.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 22.8 | 9.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 20.7 | 9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 20.6 | 8.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 21.3 | 8.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 22.5 | 7.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 22 | 7.4 | 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
Guyana vs Venezuela
Health
- Life expectancyGuyana: 70.2 years in 2023Venezuela: 72.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuyana: 2.5 per 100 live births in 2024Venezuela: 2.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuyana: 21.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Venezuela: 15.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuyana: 4.14% in 2017Venezuela: 2.82% in 2017
People
- PopulationGuyana: 826,400 people in 2023Venezuela: 28.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuyana: 0.55% a year in 2023Venezuela: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuyana: 2.41 births per woman in 2023Venezuela: 2.08 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuyana: 26.5% in 2025Venezuela: 89.3% in 2025
- Median ageGuyana: 25.6 years in 2023Venezuela: 29 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuyana: 6.5% in 2023Venezuela: 9.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuyana: -7.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Venezuela: -4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuyana: 0.99% of GDP in 2025Venezuela: 2.23% of GDP in 2017
- Military spending per personGuyana: $297 in 2025Venezuela: $69 in 2017
- Armed forces personnelGuyana: 3,000 people in 2020Venezuela: 343,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuyana: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Venezuela: 0.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuyana: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Venezuela: 3.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuyana: 5 million TIV in 2025Venezuela: 98 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsGuyana: 2 million TIV in 1976Venezuela: 40 million TIV in 2009