Bangladesh vs India
Bangladesh vs India: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 6 per 100,000 people in Bangladesh and 15.6 per 100,000 people in India, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in India, by 9.6 per 100,000 people, or 2.59 times that in Bangladesh.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- India has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Bangladesh ranked 144 and India ranked 28 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 | Bangladesh | India | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 15.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6 | 15.7 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 6.2 | 15.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 6.4 | 16.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.5 | 16.6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 17 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.1 | 17.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 17.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 17.1 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.6 | 17 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.6 | 16.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.5 | 17.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.3 | 17.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.2 | 17.2 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 7.2 | 17.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 7.4 | 18.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7.6 | 19.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7.9 | 19.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 8.2 | 19.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 8.6 | 19.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9 | 19.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.5 | 18.9 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.8 | 19.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9.8 | 19.4 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 10.1 | 19.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.1 | 20.4 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 9.9 | 20.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.5 | 20.2 | 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
Bangladesh vs India
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023India: 72 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024India: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023India: 22.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017India: 3.53% in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023India: 1.44 billion people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023India: 0.89% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023India: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025India: 35.7% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023India: 28.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023India: 6.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023India: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025India: 2.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025India: $93.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025India: $63 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025India: 8.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020India: 3.07 million people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022India: 9.94% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020India: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025India: 2.86 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984India: 81 million TIV in 2025