Sweden vs Switzerland
Sweden vs Switzerland: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Sweden and 9.3 per 100,000 people in Switzerland, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Sweden, by 1.8 per 100,000 people, or 1.19 times that in Switzerland.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Switzerland.
- In 2017, Sweden ranked 65 and Switzerland ranked 96 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 | Sweden | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.6 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 12.1 | 13.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.7 | 14.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 12.3 | 15.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 12.5 | 15.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.8 | 15.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.9 | 16.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 13.4 | 16.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 13.7 | 16.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 14.1 | 17.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 15.6 | 18.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 15.8 | 19.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 16.7 | 20 | 16 |
| 1992 | 17 | 20.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 18 | 21.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 17.9 | 20.6 | 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
Sweden vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSweden: 99.7% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsSweden: 235 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025