Bangladesh vs Myanmar (Burma)
Bangladesh vs Myanmar (Burma): Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 6 per 100,000 people in Bangladesh and 5 per 100,000 people in Myanmar (Burma), by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 1 per 100,000 people, or 1.2 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Bangladesh ranked 144 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 | Bangladesh | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6 | 5.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.6 | 6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7.6 | 7 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7.9 | 7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9 | 7.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.8 | 7.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.5 | 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
Bangladesh vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBangladesh: $1,985 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025
- GDP growthBangladesh: 3.5% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021
- InflationBangladesh: 10% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023
- Government debtBangladesh: 42% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025