Egypt vs Iraq
Egypt vs Iraq: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.5 per 100,000 people in Egypt and 4.1 per 100,000 people in Iraq, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Egypt, by 1.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.34 times that in Iraq.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Iraq.
- In 2017, Egypt ranked 157 and Iraq ranked 176 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 | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.3 | 5 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 5.6 | 6 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 5.1 | 9.3 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 5.2 | 9.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 5.1 | 9.6 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 5 | 9.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 5.1 | 9.2 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 1992 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 5 | 8.1 | 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 Iraq
Health
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Iraq: 45.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Iraq: 2.15% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Iraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Iraq: 69.9% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Iraq: 20.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Iraq: 3.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Iraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Iraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Iraq: $6.4B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Iraq: $139 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Iraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Iraq: 459,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Iraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Iraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Iraq: 55 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Iraq: 20 million TIV in 1989