Sweden vs Netherlands
Sweden vs Netherlands: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Sweden and 9.2 per 100,000 people in Netherlands, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Sweden, by 1.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.21 times that in Netherlands.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Sweden ranked 65 and Netherlands ranked 100 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 | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.3 | 9.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.7 | 9.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.7 | 9.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.7 | 9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 12.2 | 8.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 12.1 | 8.4 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 12.1 | 8.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 12.3 | 9.4 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 12.5 | 9.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.8 | 9.4 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.9 | 9.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 13.4 | 9.6 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 13.7 | 9.6 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 14.1 | 9.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 14.8 | 10.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 15.6 | 10.2 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 15.8 | 10.4 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 16.7 | 10.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 17 | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 18 | 10.9 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 17.9 | 11 | 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 Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSweden: 99.7% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSweden: 235 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025