India vs Switzerland
India vs Switzerland: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 15.6 per 100,000 people in India and 9.3 per 100,000 people in Switzerland, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in India, by 6.3 per 100,000 people, or 1.67 times that in Switzerland.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- India has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Switzerland.
- In 2017, India ranked 28 and Switzerland ranked 96 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 | India | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.6 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 15.7 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 15.7 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 16.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 16.6 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 17 | 10.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 17.5 | 11.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 17.3 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 17.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 17 | 12.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 16.9 | 13.3 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 17.2 | 13.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 17.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 17.2 | 14.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 17.8 | 15.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 18.5 | 15.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 19.2 | 15.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 19.7 | 16.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 19.8 | 16.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 19.5 | 16.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 19.5 | 17.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 19.1 | 18.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 19.8 | 20 | 16 |
| 1992 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 20.3 | 21.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 20.2 | 20.6 | 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
India vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyIndia: 72 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndia: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndia: 22.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndia: 3.53% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
People
- PopulationIndia: 1.44 billion people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndia: 0.89% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndia: 1.98 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndia: 35.7% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageIndia: 28.1 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndia: 6.9% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndia: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndia: 2.3% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndia: $93.3B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndia: $63 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndia: 3.07 million people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndia: 9.94% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndia: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndia: 2.86 billion TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsIndia: 81 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025