Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 10 per 100,000 people in Kyrgyzstan and 5.8 per 100,000 people in Tajikistan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by 4.3 per 100,000 people, or 1.74 times that in Tajikistan.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Kyrgyzstan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Kyrgyzstan ranked 79 and Tajikistan ranked 151 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 | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.4 | 5.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.8 | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 12.3 | 5.4 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 12.5 | 5.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 12.7 | 5.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 13 | 5.2 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 13.9 | 5.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 14.9 | 5.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 15.6 | 5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 16.1 | 4.9 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 16.3 | 4.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 16.7 | 4.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 16.9 | 4.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 17 | 4.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 17.2 | 4.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 17.3 | 4.7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17.2 | 4.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 17.3 | 5.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 17.6 | 5.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 18.3 | 5.8 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 18.4 | 6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 18.1 | 5.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 17.5 | 5.9 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 17.4 | 5.9 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 17.1 | 5.9 | 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
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancyKyrgyzstan: 71.7 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKyrgyzstan: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKyrgyzstan: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKyrgyzstan: 76.5% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionKyrgyzstan: 3.05% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
People
- PopulationKyrgyzstan: 7.07 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthKyrgyzstan: 1.61% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKyrgyzstan: 2.8 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKyrgyzstan: 34.8% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageKyrgyzstan: 25.1 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKyrgyzstan: 5.4% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKyrgyzstan: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKyrgyzstan: 2.92% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKyrgyzstan: $558M in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personKyrgyzstan: $83 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKyrgyzstan: 7.9% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKyrgyzstan: 21,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerKyrgyzstan: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKyrgyzstan: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKyrgyzstan: 54 million TIV in 2023Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025