Hungary vs Slovakia
Hungary vs Slovakia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 14.3 per 100,000 people in Hungary and 9.5 per 100,000 people in Slovakia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Hungary, by 4.8 per 100,000 people, or 1.51 times that in Slovakia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Hungary | Slovakia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.3 | 9.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14.7 | 9.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 16.2 | 10.4 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 15.5 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 15.9 | 10.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 17 | 10.8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 17.5 | 11 | 11 |
| 2010 | 18.1 | 11 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 18.8 | 11.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 18.9 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 19.6 | 11.5 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 19.7 | 11.3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 20.4 | 11.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 20.5 | 11.8 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 21.2 | 12.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 21.7 | 12.8 | 13 |
| 2001 | 22.2 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 23.7 | 13 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 25.6 | 13.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 25.9 | 13.6 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 25.4 | 13.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 26.3 | 12.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 28.6 | 13.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 30.2 | 13.5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 31.8 | 14.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 32.8 | 14.9 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 32.3 | 15.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 33.8 | 15.5 | 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
Hungary vs Slovakia
Health
- Life expectancyHungary: 77 years in 2023Slovakia: 78.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Slovakia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Slovakia: 4.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHungary: 100% in 2022Slovakia: 99.2% in 2022
- DepressionHungary: 2.77% in 2017Slovakia: 2.4% in 2017
People
- PopulationHungary: 9.69 million people in 2023Slovakia: 5.52 million people in 2023
- Population growthHungary: 0.07% a year in 2023Slovakia: 0.06% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023Slovakia: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHungary: 70.7% in 2025Slovakia: 53.2% in 2025
- Median ageHungary: 43.3 years in 2023Slovakia: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHungary: 20.8% in 2023Slovakia: 18.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateHungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Slovakia: 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025Slovakia: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHungary: $4.62B in 2025Slovakia: $2.87B in 2025
- Military spending per personHungary: $518 in 2025Slovakia: $568 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHungary: 4.3% of government spending in 2025Slovakia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHungary: 46,000 people in 2020Slovakia: 18,000 people in 2020
- National powerHungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Slovakia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020Slovakia: 0.67% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHungary: 402 million TIV in 2025Slovakia: 445 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsHungary: 11 million TIV in 2024Slovakia: 9 million TIV in 2025