Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 10 per 100,000 people in Kyrgyzstan and 9.4 per 100,000 people in Uzbekistan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by 0.6 per 100,000 people, or 1.07 times that in Uzbekistan.
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 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 | Kyrgyzstan | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 12.5 | 9.3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 12.7 | 9.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 13 | 9.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 13.9 | 9.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 14.9 | 10.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 15.6 | 10.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 16.1 | 11.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 16.3 | 10.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 16.7 | 10.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 16.9 | 10.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 17 | 10.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 17.2 | 10.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 17.3 | 10.7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17.2 | 10.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 17.3 | 10.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 17.6 | 10 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 18.3 | 9.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 18.4 | 9.5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 18.1 | 9.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 17.5 | 8.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 17.4 | 9 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 17.1 | 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
Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyKyrgyzstan: 71.7 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKyrgyzstan: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKyrgyzstan: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKyrgyzstan: 76.5% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionKyrgyzstan: 3.05% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
People
- PopulationKyrgyzstan: 7.07 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthKyrgyzstan: 1.61% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKyrgyzstan: 2.8 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKyrgyzstan: 34.8% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageKyrgyzstan: 25.1 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKyrgyzstan: 5.4% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKyrgyzstan: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKyrgyzstan: 2.92% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsKyrgyzstan: $558M in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personKyrgyzstan: $83 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingKyrgyzstan: 7.9% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelKyrgyzstan: 21,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerKyrgyzstan: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKyrgyzstan: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKyrgyzstan: 54 million TIV in 2023Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKyrgyzstan: 34 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016