Kenya vs Türkiye
Kenya vs Türkiye: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Kenya and 3.3 per 100,000 people in Türkiye, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Kenya, by 7.7 per 100,000 people, or 3.34 times that in Türkiye.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Kenya | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.2 | 3.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.3 | 3.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.5 | 3.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 12 | 3.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 12.2 | 3.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 12.3 | 3.1 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 12.4 | 3.1 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 12.5 | 3 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 12.8 | 3 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 13 | 3.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 13.2 | 3.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 13.3 | 3.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 13.6 | 3.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 13.4 | 3.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 13.4 | 3.4 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 13.2 | 3.7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 13 | 3.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12.7 | 3.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 12.4 | 4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.1 | 4.2 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 11.9 | 4.2 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 11.8 | 4.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 11.6 | 4.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 11.4 | 4.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 11.3 | 4.2 | 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
Kenya vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateKenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKenya: 2 million TIV in 1993Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025