Burundi vs Cameroon
Burundi vs Cameroon: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 12.6 per 100,000 people in Burundi and 14 per 100,000 people in Cameroon, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 1.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.11 times that in Burundi.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Burundi.
- In 2017, Burundi ranked 48 and Cameroon ranked 34 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 | Burundi | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6 | 14 | 10 |
| 2016 | 12.7 | 14.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 12.9 | 14.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 13.1 | 14.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 14 | 15.6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 14.8 | 15.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 16.3 | 16 | 13 |
| 2001 | 17 | 16.1 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 17.8 | 16.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 18.6 | 16.2 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 19.4 | 16.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 19.9 | 15.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 20.3 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 20.4 | 15 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 20.3 | 14.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 20.2 | 14.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 20.1 | 13.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 20.2 | 13.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 20.3 | 13 | 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
Burundi vs Cameroon
Health
- Life expectancyBurundi: 63.7 years in 2023Cameroon: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024Cameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Cameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurundi: 3.72% in 2017Cameroon: 3.75% in 2017
People
- PopulationBurundi: 13.7 million people in 2023Cameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurundi: 2.71% a year in 2023Cameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023Cameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurundi: 25.7% in 2025Cameroon: 55.7% in 2025
- Median ageBurundi: 15.9 years in 2023Cameroon: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurundi: 2.5% in 2023Cameroon: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurundi: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Cameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025Cameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurundi: $169M in 2025Cameroon: $580M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurundi: $16 in 2025Cameroon: $21 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025Cameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurundi: 31,000 people in 2020Cameroon: 34,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Cameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurundi: 0.59% of the labour force in 2020Cameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurundi: 2 million TIV in 2019Cameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023