Egypt vs Morocco
Egypt vs Morocco: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.5 per 100,000 people in Egypt and 7.1 per 100,000 people in Morocco, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Morocco, by 1.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.31 times that in Egypt.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Egypt ranked 157 and Morocco ranked 132 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 | Morocco | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 5.7 | 8.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.6 | 9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 5.3 | 9.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 4.9 | 9.2 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 5.2 | 8.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 5 | 8.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 5.1 | 8.3 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 5 | 8.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 4.8 | 8.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 4.9 | 8.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 5 | 8 | 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 Morocco
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Morocco: 75.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Morocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Morocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Morocco: 5.41% in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Morocco: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Morocco: 1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Morocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Morocco: 63.1% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Morocco: 29.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Morocco: 7.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Morocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Morocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Morocco: $5.88B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Morocco: $166 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Morocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Morocco: 246,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Morocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Morocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Morocco: 392 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Morocco: 26 million TIV in 2024