Tanzania vs Netherlands
Tanzania vs Netherlands: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 8.8 per 100,000 people in Tanzania and 9.2 per 100,000 people in Netherlands, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 0.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.04 times that in Tanzania.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Tanzania.
- In 2017, Tanzania ranked 103 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 | Tanzania | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 8.6 | 9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.3 | 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
Tanzania vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyTanzania: 67 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTanzania: 11.3% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionTanzania: 3.69% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
People
- PopulationTanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthTanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTanzania: 36.9% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageTanzania: 17.2 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTanzania: 3% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateTanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsTanzania: $983M in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personTanzania: $15 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTanzania: 28,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerTanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025