Bangladesh vs United States
Bangladesh vs United States: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 6 per 100,000 people in Bangladesh and 12.8 per 100,000 people in United States, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United States, by 6.8 per 100,000 people, or 2.13 times that in Bangladesh.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Bangladesh ranked 144 and United States ranked 45 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 States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 12.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6 | 12.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 6.2 | 12.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 6.4 | 12.2 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.5 | 12 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 12 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.1 | 12 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.6 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.2 | 11.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 7.2 | 11.4 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7.6 | 11.1 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 8.2 | 10.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 8.6 | 11.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9 | 11.4 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.8 | 12 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9.8 | 12.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.1 | 11.9 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 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 United States
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025