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As % of population in reference age cohort
Period:
Area:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Sweden2.98
2 Germany2.52
3 United Kingdom2.14
4 Australia1.892008
5 United States1.56
6 France1.46
7 Italy1.272007
8 Canada1.202008
9 Republic of Korea1.19
10 Japan 1.11

Source
OECD, Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2011

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 0.549333 X +5.814
Correlation coefficient (r)0.730
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.533

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 8958.936163 X +34216.423
Correlation coefficient (r)0.485
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.235

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -0.610263 X +82.947
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.197
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.039

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 0.212888 X +1.093
Correlation coefficient (r)0.490
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.240

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -2.103075 X +17.613
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.225
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.051