Bangladesh vs United Kingdom: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 6 per 100,000 people in Bangladesh and 7.4 per 100,000 people in United Kingdom, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 1.3 per 100,000 people, or 1.22 times that in Bangladesh.
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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 |
| United Kingdom | 7.4 2017 | 7.6 | 128 of 195 |
| World | 10 2017 | 11.7 |
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Bangladesh.
- In 2017, Bangladesh ranked 144 and United Kingdom ranked 128 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9 | 8.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.5 | 9 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.8 | 9 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 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