“The Relationship between Various

Factors and Suicide Rates of the

World”
April 20, 2006

Prepared for Zbigniew J. Pasek

Painting by French artist Édouard Manet

Muhamad DURRANI 102274466

Jin XU 101993609
Faisal SIDDIQUI 101963673

Team 07
Executive Summary

This report provides an overview of the past ten years of the suicidal statistics among the
different age groups and sexes. It also provides the futuristic statistics of suicidal trends. Apart of
different age groups and sexes, it also highlights different statistics of suicide in different
countries and geographical locations. The report also looks into the causes of these trends either
in social or economical sectors. The main area of concern is the most industrialize nations where
economic problems are less as compared to countries where economical problems are more
suicidal behaviors are higher.

Two basic classifications of suicide stands: suicide as a mean of escaping the current conditions
of life and sacrificial of martyrdom type suicides. In this report we mainly focus on the social
sector, the family values, religion and a lot of other factors that has been influential among the
higher rates of suicidal behavior.

The main objectives of this report was to find a trend in the level of economic status and suicide
rates of different countries, to find a relationship between the religious affiliation and suicide
rates and finally to find if there exist any significant difference in the suicide rates of male and
females.

The finding of this report showed somehow trends that gives very different picture of the quality
of life in the most advanced and affluent countries of the world. For these advanced countries,
the death rates are among the highest and it’s mainly comprises on elderly males over the age of
65. China is the only country in the world where female’s suicidal rate is higher than males.

This report gives us a very good understanding of the social dilemma of the advanced countries
and it gives a very serious thought to the social scientists of the advanced world to sit together
and find the ways to improve social structure of the advance countries.

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1.0 Introduction

In many different countries around the world, specifically the Western Countries, suicidal
behaviour is a major problem. It creates a major public and mental health problem since it
creates a significant and a tremendous drain on resources in both primary and secondary health
care environment. In some countries the problems is so acute that it has become one of the major
causes of death. Therefore Mortality associated with suicide is part of a very important global
statistics.

Statistics on suicide is of important relevance to the field of suicidology. The outcome of this
research would be of interest to the primary and secondary health care system of a country as it
would aid the health care system in better understand the problem and allocate resources
accordingly.

Our goal for this project is to acquire a better understanding of suicide and various factors such
as age, gender, cultural, religious and regional, income characteristics that affect the rates of
suicide worldwide. The effect of some of these factors on the rate of suicide is fairly
straightforward, while for others it is as yet unknown how to relate the cause and effect. Finally,
we wish to obtain a theoretical understanding of how these factors affect the suicide rates. The
specific objectives are as follows:

Finding a trend in the level of economic status and suicide rates of different
countries.
Finding a relationship between the religious affiliation and suicide rates.
Finding the difference in male and female suicide rates

In this report the data of death by suicide have been reported usually split by sex and age along
with effects of cultural, regional, religious effects, income levels.

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2.0 Literature Review

Suicide rate in the Western and developed countries in particular and the world as a whole has
been increasing at an alarming rate. Forecasts indicate that this trend will continue for the
foreseeable future (See [2]). Research in the area of Suicide Rate Worldwide has followed
several avenues. Early work by B.A. Robinson [1] was concerned with the cultural effect of
religion on suicide rate Over Time, Among States in the US and among countries worldwide.
Jose Manoel Bertolote and Alexandra Fleischmann [2] compared suicide rate over time and
distribution of suicide rate with age, gender and religion. A. Schmidtke et al. [3] compared
suicide rate and male to female ratio in different countries. Additional work by Mats Ramstedt
[4] deals with the effect of alcoholism on suicide in 14 different European countries.

Several researchers addressed the cultural effect of religion on suicide rate. B.A. Robinson [1],
and Jose Manoel Bertolote and Alexandra Fleischmann [2] studied various aspects of this
subject. These two references also incorporate the effect of age on suicide rate. In a report on a
specific case, Jose Manoel Bertolote and Alexandra Fleischmann [2] have demonstrated that a
larger number of younger people are committing suicide compared to the elderly than ever
before. The effect of alcoholism on suicide rate in the European countries was considered by
Mats Ramstedt [4]. The general results, reflecting the increases in suicide rate in these countries,
are similar to those reported by other European countries with not so acute alcoholism problem.
Nevertheless, the level of alcoholism was found to affect strongly overall suicide rate there.

In this paper, we present an analytical framework for approximating the trend in the level of
economic status and suicide rates of different countries, relationship between religious affiliation
and suicide rate and finally finding the difference in male and female suicide rate.

1. Religion and its effect on suicide rates (B.A. Robinson [1], Jose Manoel Bertolote and
Alexandra Fleischmann [2])
2. Trend of suicide rate (Jose Manoel Bertolote and Alexandra Fleischmann [2])
3. Effect of alcoholism on suicide (Mats Ramstedt [4])
4. Male to female ratios and effect of age on suicide (Jose Manoel Bertolote and Alexandra
Fleischmann [2], A. Schmidtke et al. [3])

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3.0 Project Work

3.0.1 Description of the data being measured:

The data for number of suicides of both sexes for different countries were collected from WHO
sources and for different factors which affect the suicide rate (i.e. culture, region, religious
affiliation, and alcoholism/addiction) were collected from various independent researches done
on these factors. The latest available figures were used all the times.

It should be noted that there is no data available for many different countries especially from
African region and many Asian countries. Therefore the rankings of the countries may have been
different had those data been available. Some counties have provided data with suicide figures
but no population figures while others have provided with causes of death but not specified the
suicide category and therefore it was not possible to calculate data for those countries. The
participating states were classified using the classification of the World Population Prospects of
the United Nations (1995). The sex ratios were computed for most recent years for the
participating states. In order to negate the time effect the sex ratios were calculated for countries
from similar time period.

It should also be noted the GDP per capita information for all the countries (countries with
suicide data) were not available. As a result the effect of affluence of a country on its suicide rate
was calculated using data from only the countries for which GDP per capita information was
available. Since the GDP information was available for the majority of the countries the effect of
affluence of a country on its suicide rate can be considered to be fairly accurate.

The figures presented and discussed on suicide is always questionable in terms of reliability. In
some countries suicide as a reason for death can be hidden as it is a taboo in many societies.
Therefore the real figure may have been higher. Although reliability of mortality data may be
acceptable within states, but cross national statistics may not be so reliable due to difference in
certification procedure and socio-cultural differences. The information presented here reflects the
official figures submitted by the member states to WHO. These death certificates have been

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issued by legally authorized professionals such as doctors and police officers who usually don’t
misinterpret the information. If these data from member states remain stable over time it would
not be source for major estimation errors. While the data was compiled it was found that it was
consistent with respect to mortality rate between males and females (i.e. male suicide rate was
higher than females) for all the member states except China, where female suicide rate was
higher.

The suicide rate for both male and females for any country was expressed in terms of the
incidence of suicide per 100,000. The GDP per capita values are in terms of the 1999 US dollars.
The time period over which the suicide data was gathered from the member states from ranged
from mid 1980s to early 2000s. In order to negate the time effect on changing suicide rate, this
smaller time interval was used.

After the data was gathered it was used to compute various descriptive statistics such as mean,
standard deviation, standard error, mode, median, sample variance, range, minimum, maximum
etc.

The data was also used to find the frequency and cumulative frequency distribution of suicides
for both males and females. Histograms were used to illustrate the frequency distribution and
line graphs were used to show the cumulative frequency distribution. A relationship between the
GDP per capita of a country and its suicide rate was also found. A linear regression model was
found to be the most appropriate to fit the data.

The data was also used to calculate the mean of both male and female suicide rates and then they
were compared with each other using ANOVA.

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 3.0.2 Descriptive Statistics:
Male Suicide Statistics based on available data from Female Suicide Statistics based on available data from
participating countries participating countries

Mean 16.69456522 Mean 4.838043478

Standard Error 1.66378069 Standard Error 0.429857481
Median 12.65 Median 3.95
Mode 0 Mode 0
Standard Deviation 15.95842376 Standard Deviation 4.12304812
Sample Variance 254.6712888 Sample Variance 16.9995258
Kurtosis 2.451600668 Kurtosis -0.208773796
Skewness 1.512745571 Skewness 0.760465219
Range 74.3 Range 16.8
Minimum 0 Minimum 0
Maximum 74.3 Maximum 16.8
Sum 1535.9 Sum 445.1
Count 92 Count 92
Largest(1) 74.3 Largest(1) 16.8
Smallest(1) 0 Smallest(1) 0
Confidence Level (95.0%) 3.304895878 Confidence Level (95.0%) 0.853859062

Male Suicide Statistics based on available data from Female Suicide Statistics based on available data from
participating countries with GDP Information participating countries with GDP Information

Mean 16.75465116 Mean 4.723255814

Standard Error 1.749176595 Standard Error 0.439949862
Median 12.65 Median 3.85
Mode 0 Mode 0
Standard Deviation 16.22119642 Standard Deviation 4.079927174
Sample Variance 263.1272134 Sample Variance 16.64580575
Kurtosis 2.434523747 Kurtosis 0.001847149
Skewness 1.539928297 Skewness 0.829971524
Range 74.3 Range 16.8
Minimum 0 Minimum 0
Maximum 74.3 Maximum 16.8
Sum 1440.9 Sum 406.2
Count 86 Count 86
Largest(1) 74.3 Largest(1) 16.8
Smallest(1) 0 Smallest(1) 0
Confidence Level (95.0%) 3.47783162 Confidence Level (95.0%) 0.874738174

Frequency and Cumulative Frequency Frequency and Cumulative Frequency

Distribution for Males (Countries with Distribution for Females (Countries with GDP
GDP information) information)
BIN Frequency Cumulative % BIN Frequency Cumulative %
0 7 8.05% 0 9 10.34%
5 17 27.59% 1.5 16 28.74%
10 11 40.23% 3 9 39.08%
15 13 55.17% 4.5 15 56.32%
20 14 71.26% 6 12 70.11%
25 7 79.31% 7.5 6 77.01%
30 5 85.06% 9 4 81.61%
35 2 87.36% 10.5 7 89.66%
40 1 88.51% 12 5 95.40%
45 4 93.10% 13.5 1 96.55%
50 2 95.40% 15 2 98.85%
55 1 96.55% 16.5 0 98.85%
60 0 96.55% 18 1 100.00%
65 1 97.70% More 0 100.00%
70 1 98.85%
75 1 100.00%
More 0 100.00%

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Countries GDP per capita, and male and female suicide rate.
Male Female Male Female
# of GDP Per Capita Mean Mean Standard Dev Standard Dev
Countries ($ US)
7 0 to 2,000 7.957143 3.4 7.548699 2.729469
15 2,000 to 3,500 14.48 3.953333 17.7854 4.72635
13 3,500 to 5,000 20.17692 5.938462 25.96081 5.346422
19 5,000 to 10,000 16.33158 3.368421 17.9268 3.679682
14 10,000 to 20,000 16.48571 4.321429 10.62377 3.084746
19 20,000 to 30,000 19.43684 6.563158 9.093784 3.393165

ANOVA CALCULATION
ANOVA: Single Factor ( α = 0.05 )

SUMMARY
Groups Count Sum Average Variance
Males 92 1535.9 16.69456522 254.6712888
Females 92 445.1 4.838043478 16.9995258

ANOVA
Source of Variation SS df MS F P-value F critical
Between Groups 6466.546957 1 6466.546957 47.60575379 8.3451E-11 3.893063649
Within Groups 24722.04413 182 135.8354073

Total 31188.59109 183

The F ratio 47.61 is larger than the F critical value 3.89 at α = 0.05 . Mean Male suicide rate is therefore
higher than mean Female suicide rate. The difference between means of Male and Female suicide rates
are therefore statistically significant.

ANOVA: Single Factor ( α = 0.01 )

SUMMARY
Groups Count Sum Average Variance
Males 92 1535.9 16.69456522 254.6712888
Females 92 445.1 4.838043478 16.9995258

ANOVA
Source of Variation SS df MS F P-value F crit
Between Groups 6466.546957 1 6466.546957 47.60575379 8.3451E-11 6.776190276
Within Groups 24722.04413 182 135.8354073

Total 31188.59109 183

The F ratio 47.61 is larger than the F critical value 6.78 at α = 0.01 . Mean Male suicide rate is therefore
higher than mean Female suicide rate. The difference between means of Male and Female suicide rates
are therefore statistically significant.

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Charts:
GDP of a country vs Male suicide rate

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Chart 1: GDP of a country vs. Male suicide Rates

GDP of a country vs Female suicide rate

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Female suicide rate (per 100,000)

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Chart 2: GDP of a country vs. Female suicide Rates

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 Frequency Distributions for Male Suicide Rate
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Chart 3: Frequency Distribution of Male suicide Rate

Frequency Distributions for Female Suicide Rate

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Chart 4: Frequency distribution of Female suicide Rates

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 Suicide rates (per 100,000) according to religion

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Chart 4: Suicide rates (per 100,000) according to religion

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4.0 Results/Discussion/Recommendations:

From the data it can be seen that the average of the incidence of suicide increases with higher
income and economic level of a country.

It is seen that countries with GDP per capita less than $2000 representing about 65% of the
countries in the world have a low suicide rate of 7.96% for males and 3.4% for females. The high
standard deviation with respect to mean for these countries suggests that the suicide rate among
these countries vary significantly from country to country.

For countries with GDP level between $2000 and $3500 it can be seen that the suicide rate for
both males and females are higher than countries mentioned above. At the same time the
standard deviation of suicide rate suggest that countries with different social characteristics make
up this list. On one extreme this list contains some of the Eastern European countries where the
suicide rate is particularly high (due a fairly recent social reform) and on the other extreme there
are countries with high religious conviction which acts as a deterrent to suicide.

A very high suicide rate is found for countries with GDP between $3500 and $5000. This list of
countries is made up of Eastern European, Asian, South American countries. The high suicide
rate is due to East European, South American and Asian countries such as China (one of the
exceptions among Asian countries). Again a very high standard deviation suggests that the list
also contains some exceptions and some countries with high religious conviction.

For the countries with higher GDP per capita ($1000 and above) it can be seen that that the mean
is still very high but lower standard deviation. This suggests that these countries are of same
characteristics (mostly developed and industrialized countries). The low standard deviation
would also suggest a stronger relationship between the income level of the country and its
suicide rate.

When compare among the prevalent religious denominations in a country the suicide rates are
found to differ significantly. It was found that of all the religious denominations, individuals

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belonging to Islam have the lowest of the suicide rates. This can be explained by the fact that in
Muslim countries (e.g. Kuwait), where suicide is strictly forbidden by religion the suicide rate is
close to zero (0.1 per 100,000) population. The averages for Hindu and Christian countries are
around 10 100,000 (Hindu 9.6 and Christian 11.2). In Buddhist countries (e.g. Japan, 17.9 per
100,000) it was found that suicide rate is particularly high among Asian countries. It was also
found that at 25.6 per 100,000 population Atheist countries have the highest rates of suicides in
the world.

With regard to gender among the prevalent religions of the world it was found that males have
higher suicide rates than the females. The highest of the male to female suicide ratio can be
found in the Christian and Atheist countries (approximately 3.5:1). The lowest of this ratio can
be seen in the Hindu countries (approximately 1.3:1). These findings however do not take into
account the religious conviction on an individual level but exhibits the importance of religion as
a cultural factor in context of suicide.

From chart 1 and chart 2 it can be seen that there is a positive relationship between the affluence
of a country and its suicide rate. However the correlation coefficient of this is fairly weak
(0.1044 for males and 0.2027 for females), due to the fact that the data comes from countries
which vary significantly in terms of its cultural, social, religious, regional settings. Therefore the
suicide rate of these countries despite having similar GDP per capita is significantly different.

From the frequency distribution it can be seen that for a similar frequency distribution the male
suicide rates is higher than the female suicide rates.

When comparing the mean male suicide rate with the mean female suicide rate at α = 0.05 and
α = 0.01 it was the F ratio was found to be 47.61 which is higher than the Fcrit = 3.89
and Fcrit = 6.78 . As a result it can be said that the Mean Male suicide rate is therefore higher than

mean Female suicide rate. The difference between means of Male and Female suicide rates are
therefore statistically significant. The only exception to this finding was the female suicide rate
of China, the only country where female suicide rate is higher than the male suicide rate.

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5.0 Conclusion

The main objectives of this project was to find a trend in the level of economic status and suicide
rates of different countries, to find a relationship between the religious affiliation and suicide
rates and finally to find if there exist any significant difference in the suicide rates of male and
females.

The results obtained in this research suggest a positive correlation between the economic status
and suicide rates of different countries. A higher suicide rate was found in general among the
more affluent countries.

When the predominant religion of a country and its suicide rate was considered it was found that
religion has a significant effect on suicide rate of a country. Among the different religions Islam
was found to have the lowest suicide rate followed by Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism and
finally Atheism.

When the mean male suicide rate was compared with the mean female suicide rate it was found
that the male suicide rate is higher than female suicide rate and the difference between male and
female suicide rate is statistically significant.

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Acknowledgement

This Project could not have been completed without Zbigniew J. Pasek who not only served as
our supervisor but also encouraged and challenged us throughout our academic program. He and
the other Graduate Assistants, Mr. Faruque Ahmad, Ms. Sharmin Akhter, Ms. Yi Duan, Ms.
Biljana Marinkovic, Ms. Monica Salas, and Mr. RuiQi Wang, patiently guided us through the
project, never accepting less than our best efforts. We thank them all.

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Appendix
Countries of the world with Suicide rates for both genders and GDP per capita
Country Year Males Females GDP
ALBANIA 3 4.7 3.3 1,490
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 95 0 0 7,900
ARGENTINA 96 9.9 3 10,300
ARMENIA 3 3.2 0.5 2,700
AUSTRALIA 1 20.1 5.3 21,200
AUSTRIA 3 27.1 9.3 22,700
AZERBAIJAN 2 1.8 0.5 1,640
BAHAMAS 95 2.2 0 20,100
BAHRAIN 88 4.9 0.5 13,100
BARBADOS 95 9.6 3.7 11,200
BELARUS 3 63.3 10.3 5,200
BELGIUM 97 31.2 11.4 23,400
BELIZE 95 12.1 0.9 3,000
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 91 20.3 3.3 1,720
BRAZIL 95 6.6 1.8 6,100
BULGARIA 3 21 7.3 4,100
CANADA 1 18.7 5.2 22,240
CHILE 94 10.2 1.4 12,500
CHINA (Selected rural & urban areas) 99 13 14.8 3,600
COLOMBIA 94 5.5 1.5 6,600
COSTA RICA 95 9.7 2.1 6,700
CROATIA 3 31.4 8.4
CUBA 96 24.5 12
CZECH REPUBLIC 3 27.5 6.8 11,300
DENMARK 0 20.2 7.2 23,300
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 94 0 0 5,000
ECUADOR 95 6.4 3.2 4,800
EGYPT 87 0.1 0 2,850
EL SALVADOR 93 10.4 5.5 3,000
ESTONIA 2 47.7 9.8 5,500
FINLAND 3 31.9 9.8 20,100
FRANCE 1 26.6 9.1 22,600
GEORGIA 1 3.4 1.1 2,200
GERMANY 1 20.4 7 22,100
GREECE 2 4.7 1.2 13,400
GUATEMALA 84 0.9 0.1 3,800
GUYANA 94 14.6 6.5 2,500
HONDURAS 78 0 0 2,400
HUNGARY 3 44.9 12 7,400
ICELAND 1 19.6 5.6 22,400
INDIA 98 12.2 9.1 1,720
IRAN 91 0.3 0.1 5,000
IRELAND 1 21.4 4.1 18,600
JAMAICA 85 0.5 0.2 3,300

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JAPAN 2 35.2 12.8 23,100
JORDAN 79 0 0 3,500
KAZAKHSTAN 2 50.2 8.8 3,100
KUWAIT 2 2.5 1.4 22,700
KYRGYZSTAN 3 16.1 3.2 2,200
LATVIA 3 45 9.7 4,100
LITHUANIA 3 74.3 13.9 4,900
LUXEMBOURG 3 18.5 3.5 32,700
MALTA 3 8.6 1.5 13,000
MAURITIUS 0 18.8 5.2 10,000
MEXICO 95 5.4 1 8,300
NETHERLANDS 3 12.7 5.9 22,200
NEW ZEALAND 0 19.8 4.2 17,000
NICARAGUA 94 4.7 2.2 2,500
NORWAY 2 16.1 5.8 24,700
PANAMA 87 5.6 1.9 7,300
PARAGUAY 94 3.4 1.2 3,700
PERU 89 0.6 0.4 4,300
PHILIPPINES 93 2.5 1.7 3,500
POLAND 2 26.6 5 6,800
PORTUGAL 2 18.9 4.9 14,600
PUERTO RICO 92 16 1.9 9,000
REPUBLIC OF KOREA 2 24.7 11.2 NA
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 69.3 11.9 4,000
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 95 0 0 6,000
SAINT LUCIA 88 9.3 5.8 4,100
SAINT VINCENT AND THE
GRENADINES 86 0 0 2,400
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE 87 0 1.8 1,100
SEYCHELLES 87 9.1 0 7,000
SINGAPORE 2 11.4 7.6 26,300
SLOVAKIA 2 23.6 3.6 8,300
SLOVENIA 3 45 12 10,300
SPAIN 2 12.6 3.9 16,500
SRI LANKA 91 44.6 16.8 2,500
SURINAME 92 16.6 7.2 3,500
SWEDEN 1 18.9 8.1 19,700
SWITZERLAND 1 26.5 10.6 26,400
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 85 0.2 0
TAJIKISTAN 1 2.9 2.3 990
THAILAND 2 12 3.8 6,100
TFYR MACEDONIA 3 9.5 4
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 94 17.4 5 8,000
TURKMENISTAN 98 13.8 3.5 1,630
UKRAINE 2 46.7 8.4 2,200
UNITED KINGDOM 2 10.8 3.1 21,200
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 17.6 4.1 31,500
URUGUAY 90 16.6 4.2 8,600
ZIMBABWE 90 10.6 5.2 2,400

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Predominant Religion of the Countries of the world with Suicide rates for both genders and GDP
per capita

Islam Country Year Males Females GDP

ALBANIA 3 4.7 3.3 1,490
BAHRAIN 88 4.9 0.5 13,100
EGYPT 87 0.1 0 2,850
IRAN 91 0.3 0.1 5,000
JORDAN 79 0 0 3,500
KUWAIT 2 2.5 1.4 22,700
KYRGYZSTAN 3 16.1 3.2 2,200
TAJIKISTAN 1 2.9 2.3 990
TURKMENISTAN 98 13.8 3.5 1,630

Christianity ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 95 0 0 7,900

ARGENTINA 96 9.9 3 10,300
ARMENIA 3 3.2 0.5 2,700
AUSTRALIA 1 20.1 5.3 21,200
AUSTRIA 3 27.1 9.3 22,700
DENMARK 0 20.2 7.2 23,300
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 94 0 0 5,000
ECUADOR 95 6.4 3.2 4,800
EL SALVADOR 93 10.4 5.5 3,000
ESTONIA 2 47.7 9.8 5,500
LUXEMBOURG 3 18.5 3.5 32,700
MALTA 3 8.6 1.5 13,000
SAINT VINCENT AND THE
GRENADINES 86 0 0 2,400
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE 87 0 1.8 1,100
SEYCHELLES 87 9.1 0 7,000
BAHAMAS 95 2.2 0 20,100
BARBADOS 95 9.6 3.7 11,200
BELARUS 3 63.3 10.3 5,200
BELGIUM 97 31.2 11.4 23,400
BELIZE 95 12.1 0.9 3,000
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 91 20.3 3.3 1,720
BRAZIL 95 6.6 1.8 6,100
BULGARIA 3 21 7.3 4,100
CANADA 1 18.7 5.2 22,240
CHILE 94 10.2 1.4 12,500
COLOMBIA 94 5.5 1.5 6,600
COSTA RICA 95 9.7 2.1 6,700
CROATIA 3 31.4 8.4
CUBA 96 24.5 12
CZECH REPUBLIC 3 27.5 6.8 11,300
FINLAND 3 31.9 9.8 20,100
FRANCE 1 26.6 9.1 22,600

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 GEORGIA 1 3.4 1.1 2,200
GERMANY 1 20.4 7 22,100
GREECE 2 4.7 1.2 13,400
GUATEMALA 84 0.9 0.1 3,800
ICELAND 1 19.6 5.6 22,400
IRELAND 1 21.4 4.1 18,600
JAMAICA 85 0.5 0.2 3,300
LATVIA 3 45 9.7 4,100
LITHUANIA 3 74.3 13.9 4,900
NETHERLANDS 3 12.7 5.9 22,200
NEW ZEALAND 0 19.8 4.2 17,000
NICARAGUA 94 4.7 2.2 2,500
NORWAY 2 16.1 5.8 24,700
PANAMA 87 5.6 1.9 7,300
PARAGUAY 94 3.4 1.2 3,700
PERU 89 0.6 0.4 4,300
PHILIPPINES 93 2.5 1.7 3,500
POLAND 2 26.6 5 6,800
PORTUGAL 2 18.9 4.9 14,600
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 69.3 11.9 4,000
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 95 0 0 6,000
SAINT LUCIA 88 9.3 5.8 4,100
SLOVAKIA 2 23.6 3.6 8,300
SLOVENIA 3 45 12 10,300
SPAIN 2 12.6 3.9 16,500
SWEDEN 1 18.9 8.1 19,700
SWITZERLAND 1 26.5 10.6 26,400
UKRAINE 2 46.7 8.4 2,200
UNITED KINGDOM 2 10.8 3.1 21,200
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 17.6 4.1 31,500
URUGUAY 90 16.6 4.2 8,600

Hinduism
INDIA 98 12.2 9.1 1,720
MAURITIUS 0 18.8 5.2 10,000

Shinto
JAPAN 2 35.2 12.8 23,100

Lutheran
DENMARK 0 20.2 7.2 23,300
FINLAND 3 31.9 9.8 20,100
ICELAND 1 19.6 5.6 22,400
NORWAY 2 16.1 5.8 24,700
SWEDEN 1 18.9 8.1 19,700

Anglican
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 95 0 0 7,900
UNITED KINGDOM 2 10.8 3.1 21,200

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Nations without a Majority Religion
CHINA (Selected rural & urban areas) 99 13 14.8 3,600
KAZAKHSTAN 2 50.2 8.8 3,100
SINGAPORE 2 11.4 7.6 26,300
SURINAME 92 16.6 7.2 3,500
ZIMBABWE 90 10.6 5.2 2,400

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