Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 23 per 100,000 people in Kazakhstan and 9.4 per 100,000 people in Uzbekistan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 13.6 per 100,000 people, or 2.45 times that in Uzbekistan.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Kazakhstan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Kazakhstan ranked 11 and Uzbekistan ranked 93 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 | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 22.8 | 9.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 22.9 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 23.9 | 9.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 25.9 | 9.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 27.4 | 9.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 28.5 | 9.3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 29.5 | 9.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 30.1 | 9.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 33 | 9.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 35.8 | 10.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 37.9 | 10.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 38.3 | 11.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 38 | 10.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 36.9 | 10.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 35.4 | 10.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 35 | 10.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 33.4 | 10.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 30.1 | 10.7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 30.5 | 10.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 31.7 | 10.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 32.2 | 10 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 30.9 | 9.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 27.6 | 9.5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 25.9 | 9.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 23.6 | 8.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 21.7 | 9 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 21.1 | 9.2 | 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
Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016