South Korea vs Sweden
South Korea vs Sweden: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 20.8 per 100,000 people in South Korea and 11.1 per 100,000 people in Sweden, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Korea, by 9.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.88 times that in Sweden.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Sweden.
- In 2017, South Korea ranked 14 and Sweden ranked 65 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 | South Korea | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.8 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 21.2 | 11.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 22.4 | 11.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 23.5 | 11.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 24.8 | 11.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 26 | 11.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 27.2 | 11.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 27.8 | 11.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 27.6 | 12.1 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 26.6 | 12.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 25.6 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 24.7 | 12.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 24.7 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 24 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 23 | 12.3 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 21.1 | 12.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 19.6 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 18.5 | 12.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 17.7 | 13.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17 | 13.7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 14.1 | 14.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.9 | 15.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 11.9 | 15.8 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 11.1 | 16.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.8 | 17 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 10.9 | 18 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 11 | 17.9 | 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
South Korea vs Sweden
Health
- Life expectancySouth Korea: 84.3 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSouth Korea: 99.3% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionSouth Korea: 3.17% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Korea: 81.2% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Korea: 44.5 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Korea: 18.3% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Korea: $48.9B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Korea: $924 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Korea: 569,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSouth Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025