Egypt vs Iran
Egypt vs Iran: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.5 per 100,000 people in Egypt and 5.4 per 100,000 people in Iran, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Egypt, by 0 per 100,000 people, or 1 times that in Iran.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Iran.
- In 2017, Egypt ranked 157 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
| Year | Egypt | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 5 | 7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 5 | 7.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 5 | 7.2 | 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
Egypt vs Iran
Health
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025