Ireland vs Spain
Ireland vs Spain: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 8.4 per 100,000 people in Ireland and 5.5 per 100,000 people in Spain, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Ireland, by 2.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.52 times that in Spain.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Ireland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Ireland ranked 111 and Spain ranked 156 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 | Ireland | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.4 | 5.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.8 | 5.8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.6 | 6 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.2 | 6.1 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11 | 6.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11 | 6.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.1 | 6.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.2 | 6.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.3 | 6.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.4 | 6.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.6 | 7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.7 | 7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12.5 | 7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 11.6 | 7.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 10.8 | 7.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.7 | 7.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 10.6 | 7.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.3 | 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
Ireland vs Spain
Health
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIreland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIreland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIreland: 96% in 2022Spain: 99.6% in 2022
- DepressionIreland: 4.25% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
People
- PopulationIreland: 5.2 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthIreland: 1.19% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIreland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIreland: 64.6% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median ageIreland: 38.4 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIreland: 15.5% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIreland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIreland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIreland: $1.46B in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personIreland: $272 in 2025Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIreland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIreland: 9,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerIreland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIreland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIreland: 14 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIreland: 24 million TIV in 2025Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025