Bangladesh vs Sudan: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 6 per 100,000 people in Bangladesh and 5 per 100,000 people in Sudan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 1 per 100,000 people, or 1.2 times that in Sudan.
BangladeshSudan
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deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 6 2017 | 7.6 | 144 of 195 |
| Sudan | 5 2017 | 5.5 | 162 of 195 |
| World | 10 2017 | 11.7 |
What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Bangladesh ranked 144 and Sudan ranked 162 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 | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6 | 5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 8.6 | 6 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9 | 6.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.5 | 6.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.8 | 6.2 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9.8 | 6.2 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 9.9 | 6.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.5 | 6.2 | 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