Israel vs Italy
Israel vs Italy: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.7 per 100,000 people in Israel and 4.8 per 100,000 people in Italy, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Israel, by 1 per 100,000 people, or 1.2 times that in Italy.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Israel ranked 153 and Italy ranked 166 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 | Israel | Italy | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.4 | 6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.2 | 7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.8 | 7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.5 | 7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 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
Israel vs Italy
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Italy: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Italy: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Italy: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Italy: 92.7% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Italy: 3.46% in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Italy: 59.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Italy: -0.22% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Italy: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Italy: 69.7% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Italy: 47.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Italy: 24.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Italy: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Italy: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Italy: $45.4B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Italy: $813 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Italy: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Italy: 338,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Italy: 0.96% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Italy: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Italy: 566 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Italy: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025