Egypt vs Palestinian Territories
Egypt vs Palestinian Territories: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.5 per 100,000 people in Egypt and 3.5 per 100,000 people in Palestinian Territories, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Egypt, by 1.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.54 times that in Palestinian Territories.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Palestinian Territories.
- In 2017, Egypt ranked 157 and Palestinian Territories ranked 180 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 | Palestinian Territories | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 5.5 | 4 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 5 | 4.9 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 5.1 | 5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 5 | 5.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 5 | 5.3 | 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 Palestinian Territories
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 65.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Palestinian Territories: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Palestinian Territories: 14.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Palestinian Territories: 4.67% in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Palestinian Territories: 5.41 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Palestinian Territories: 1.52% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Palestinian Territories: 87.4% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 19.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Palestinian Territories: -4.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Palestinian Territories: 2 million TIV in 2023