Cambodia vs Malaysia
Cambodia vs Malaysia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 4.5 per 100,000 people in Cambodia and 7.8 per 100,000 people in Malaysia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 3.3 per 100,000 people, or 1.73 times that in Cambodia.
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, Cambodia ranked 169 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 | Cambodia | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5.2 | 8.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 5.7 | 9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 6 | 9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 6.1 | 9.2 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 6.4 | 9.2 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 6.4 | 9.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 6.6 | 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
Cambodia vs Malaysia
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Malaysia: 76.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Malaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022Malaysia: 93.9% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Malaysia: 3.52% in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Malaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Malaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Malaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Malaysia: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Malaysia: 30.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Malaysia: 7.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Malaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Malaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025Malaysia: $4.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Malaysia: $138 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Malaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Malaysia: 136,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Malaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Malaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Malaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsCambodia: 1 million TIV in 2000Malaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024