Kazakhstan vs Ukraine
Kazakhstan vs Ukraine: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 23 per 100,000 people in Kazakhstan and 25.6 per 100,000 people in Ukraine, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 2.6 per 100,000 people, or 1.11 times that in Kazakhstan.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Kazakhstan.
- In 2017, Kazakhstan ranked 11 and Ukraine ranked 7 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 | Kazakhstan | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | 25.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 22.8 | 28 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 22.9 | 28.4 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 23.9 | 20.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 25.9 | 20 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 27.4 | 19.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 28.5 | 18.8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 29.5 | 19.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 30.1 | 21.2 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 33 | 25.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 35.8 | 25.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 37.9 | 24.5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 38.3 | 26.2 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 38 | 26.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 36.9 | 26.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 35.4 | 27.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 35 | 28.1 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 33.4 | 29.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 30.1 | 28.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 30.5 | 28.2 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 31.7 | 30.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 32.2 | 31.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 30.9 | 31.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 25.9 | 24.9 | 16 |
| 1992 | 23.6 | 23.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 21.7 | 21 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 21.1 | 19.4 | 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
Kazakhstan vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025