Brunei vs Malaysia
Brunei vs Malaysia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 6.2 per 100,000 people in Brunei and 7.8 per 100,000 people in Malaysia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 1.6 per 100,000 people, or 1.26 times that in Brunei.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Brunei ranked 141 and Malaysia ranked 119 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 | Brunei | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6 | 7.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 4.9 | 8.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 4 | 9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 3.9 | 9.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 3.8 | 9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 3.8 | 9.2 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 3.8 | 9.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 4 | 9.2 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 4.1 | 9.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 4.4 | 9.5 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 4.4 | 9.7 | 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
Brunei vs Malaysia
Health
- Life expectancyBrunei: 75.3 years in 2023Malaysia: 76.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrunei: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Malaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrunei: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBrunei: 2.56% in 2017Malaysia: 3.52% in 2017
People
- PopulationBrunei: 458,900 people in 2023Malaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrunei: 0.84% a year in 2023Malaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrunei: 1.75 births per woman in 2023Malaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrunei: 75% in 2025Malaysia: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageBrunei: 31.8 years in 2023Malaysia: 30.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrunei: 6.5% in 2023Malaysia: 7.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrunei: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023Malaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrunei: 3.65% of GDP in 2024Malaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrunei: $560M in 2024Malaysia: $4.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrunei: $1,216 in 2024Malaysia: $138 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrunei: 12.2% of government spending in 2024Malaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrunei: 8,000 people in 2020Malaysia: 136,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrunei: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Malaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrunei: 3.57% of the labour force in 2020Malaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrunei: 28 million TIV in 2024Malaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsBrunei: 12 million TIV in 2016Malaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024