Japan vs Thailand
Japan vs Thailand: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 15.7 per 100,000 people in Japan and 10.4 per 100,000 people in Thailand, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Japan, by 5.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.5 times that in Thailand.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Thailand.
- In 2017, Japan ranked 27 and Thailand ranked 76 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 | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7 | 10.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 15.6 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 15.7 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 16.4 | 10 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 16.8 | 9.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 17.3 | 10.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 18.2 | 10.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 18.4 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 18.6 | 10.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 18.7 | 10.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 18.8 | 11.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 18.9 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 19.2 | 11.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 18.9 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 19 | 14.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 18.4 | 15.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 18.3 | 15.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 18.1 | 16.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 18.2 | 17.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17.5 | 16.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 15.8 | 17 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 15.3 | 18.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 15.2 | 17.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 14.8 | 16 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 15 | 14.9 | 16 |
| 1992 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 15.3 | 13.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 15.5 | 13.1 | 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 Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyJapan: 84.7 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJapan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJapan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionJapan: 3.34% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
People
- PopulationJapan: 124 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthJapan: -0.48% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJapan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJapan: 92.3% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageJapan: 49 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJapan: 29.6% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateJapan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJapan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsJapan: $59.5B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personJapan: $504 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJapan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJapan: 261,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerJapan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJapan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJapan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJapan: 28 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024