Egypt vs Myanmar (Burma)
Egypt vs Myanmar (Burma): Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.5 per 100,000 people in Egypt and 5 per 100,000 people in Myanmar (Burma), by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Egypt, by 0.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.08 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
- In 2017, Egypt ranked 157 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 161 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 | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 5.5 | 6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 5.3 | 7 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 4.9 | 7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 5 | 7.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 5 | 7.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 5 | 7.8 | 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 Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025