Bangladesh vs Pakistan
Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 6 per 100,000 people in Bangladesh and 4.4 per 100,000 people in Pakistan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 1.6 per 100,000 people, or 1.36 times that in Pakistan.
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 Pakistan ranked 172 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 | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.6 | 5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 8.6 | 5.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9 | 5.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9.8 | 5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.1 | 4.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 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 Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025