Japan vs Papua New Guinea
Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 15.7 per 100,000 people in Japan and 23.1 per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 7.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.47 times that in Japan.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Papua New Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Japan ranked 27 and Papua New Guinea ranked 10 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 | Japan | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7 | 23.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 15.6 | 23.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 15.7 | 23.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 16.4 | 23.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 16.8 | 23.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 17.3 | 24.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 18.2 | 24.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 18.4 | 24.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 18.6 | 24.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 18.7 | 24.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 18.8 | 25 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 18.9 | 25 | 12 |
| 2005 | 19.2 | 25.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 18.9 | 25.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 19 | 25.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 18.4 | 25.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 18.3 | 25.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 18.1 | 25.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 18.2 | 25.6 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17.5 | 25.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 15.8 | 26.2 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 15.3 | 26.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 15.2 | 27.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 14.8 | 27.5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 15 | 28 | 16 |
| 1992 | 15.2 | 28.5 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 15.3 | 28.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 15.5 | 29.1 | 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
Japan vs Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyJapan: 84.7 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJapan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJapan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionJapan: 3.34% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
People
- PopulationJapan: 124 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthJapan: -0.48% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJapan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJapan: 92.3% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageJapan: 49 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJapan: 29.6% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateJapan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJapan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsJapan: $59.5B in 2025Papua New Guinea: $110M in 2025
- Military spending per personJapan: $504 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJapan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJapan: 261,000 people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerJapan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJapan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJapan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023