Australia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Australia vs Myanmar (Burma): Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Australia and 5 per 100,000 people in Myanmar (Burma), by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Australia, by 6 per 100,000 people, or 2.19 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Australia ranked 69 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 161 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 | Australia | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.3 | 5.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11 | 5.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.5 | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.7 | 5.6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.7 | 5.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.7 | 6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.5 | 6.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.3 | 6.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.4 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 10.7 | 6.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11 | 6.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.4 | 6.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.8 | 7 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.4 | 7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 13 | 7.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 13.5 | 7.2 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.4 | 7.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 13.1 | 7.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.8 | 7.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 12.7 | 7.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 12.3 | 7.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 12.6 | 7.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 12.7 | 7.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 12.8 | 7.8 | 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
Australia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personAustralia: $61,370 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025
- GDP growthAustralia: 2% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021
- InflationAustralia: 2.8% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023
- Government debtAustralia: 51.9% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025