China vs Iran

China vs Iran: Suicide rate

Suicide rate in 2017: 7.2 per 100,000 people in China and 5.4 per 100,000 people in Iran, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in China, by 1.8 per 100,000 people, or 1.32 times that in Iran.

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deaths per 100,000 people · IHME

China vs Iran: Suicide rateSuicide rate in 2017: 7.2 per 100,000 people in China and 5.4 per 100,000 people in Iran, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in China, by 1.8 per 100,000 people, or 1.32 times that in Iran.
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What the numbers say

  • China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2017, China ranked 131 and Iran ranked 158 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

YearChinaIranWorld
20177.25.410
20167.35.510.1
20157.45.610.2
20147.55.710.3
20137.65.910.5
201286.110.7
20118.46.111
20108.96.211.2
20099.16.211.4
20089.46.211.6
20079.76.211.7
200610.36.112
200511.16.212.5
200411.66.312.6
200311.46.412.8
200211.36.513
200112.36.513.4
200014.36.514.1
199915.86.514.5
199817.16.514.7
199718.36.715.1
199619.46.815.4
199520.4715.9
199420.87.116.1
199321.27.116
199221.37.215.8
199121.27.215.5
199020.97.215.4

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.

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