Cambodia vs North Korea
Cambodia vs North Korea: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 4.5 per 100,000 people in Cambodia and 11.1 per 100,000 people in North Korea, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in North Korea, by 6.5 per 100,000 people, or 2.44 times that in Cambodia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- North Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Cambodia ranked 169 and North Korea ranked 66 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 | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 4.6 | 11.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 4.6 | 11.2 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 4.7 | 11.3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 4.7 | 11.4 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4.8 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 4.9 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 4.9 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 5.1 | 11.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5.2 | 12 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5.3 | 12.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.4 | 12.3 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 5.5 | 12.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 5.6 | 12.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 5.7 | 12.7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 5.9 | 12.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 6 | 12.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 6.1 | 12.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 6.2 | 12.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 6.3 | 12.7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 6.4 | 12.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 6.4 | 12.5 | 16 |
| 1992 | 6.4 | 12.5 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 6.6 | 12.5 | 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 North Korea
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023North Korea: 73.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024North Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022North Korea: 66.5% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017North Korea: 3.09% in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023North Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023North Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023North Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025North Korea: 64.2% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023North Korea: 36.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023North Korea: 12% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023North Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025North Korea: $62 in 2018
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020North Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022North Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020North Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023North Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010
- Arms exportsCambodia: 1 million TIV in 2000North Korea: 44 million TIV in 2025