Iran vs Switzerland
Iran vs Switzerland: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.4 per 100,000 people in Iran and 9.3 per 100,000 people in Switzerland, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 3.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.71 times that in Iran.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Iran ranked 158 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 | Iran | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.6 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.7 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.9 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.1 | 11.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.2 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.2 | 12.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | 13.3 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 6.1 | 13.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6.2 | 14.2 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 6.3 | 14.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 6.4 | 15.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 6.5 | 15.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 6.5 | 15.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 6.5 | 16.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 6.5 | 16.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 6.5 | 16.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 6.7 | 17.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 6.8 | 17.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7 | 18.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 7.1 | 19.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 7.1 | 20 | 16 |
| 1992 | 7.2 | 20.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 7.2 | 21.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.2 | 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
Iran vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIran: 94.2% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025