Israel vs Nigeria
Israel vs Nigeria: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.7 per 100,000 people in Israel and 7.5 per 100,000 people in Nigeria, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 1.8 per 100,000 people, or 1.32 times that in Israel.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Israel.
- In 2017, Israel ranked 153 and Nigeria ranked 124 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 | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.6 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 8.9 | 9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 8.8 | 9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9.4 | 9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 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
Israel vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022