Switzerland vs Türkiye
Switzerland vs Türkiye: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.3 per 100,000 people in Switzerland and 3.3 per 100,000 people in Türkiye, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 6 per 100,000 people, or 2.81 times that in Türkiye.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Switzerland ranked 96 and Türkiye ranked 185 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 | Switzerland | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 10 | 3.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.1 | 3.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.6 | 3.1 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 12.3 | 3.1 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 12.7 | 3 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 13.3 | 3 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 13.8 | 3.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 14.2 | 3.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 14.6 | 3.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 15.2 | 3.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 15.7 | 3.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 15.8 | 3.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 16.3 | 3.4 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 16.1 | 3.7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 16.8 | 3.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 17.1 | 3.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 17.4 | 4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 18.6 | 4.2 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 19.9 | 4.2 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 20 | 4.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 20.7 | 4.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 21.2 | 4.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 20.6 | 4.2 | 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
Switzerland vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancySwitzerland: 84 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySwitzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySwitzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSwitzerland: 3.71% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
People
- PopulationSwitzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSwitzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSwitzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSwitzerland: 85.7% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageSwitzerland: 42.3 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSwitzerland: 19.6% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateSwitzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSwitzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSwitzerland: $7.15B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personSwitzerland: $849 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSwitzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSwitzerland: 20,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerSwitzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSwitzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSwitzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSwitzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025