Iran vs Iraq
Iran vs Iraq: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.4 per 100,000 people in Iran and 4.1 per 100,000 people in Iraq, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Iran, by 1.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.33 times that in Iraq.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Iraq.
- In 2017, Iran ranked 158 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 | Iran | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.9 | 5 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.2 | 6 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7 | 9.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 7.1 | 9 | 16 |
| 1992 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.2 | 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
Iran vs Iraq
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Iraq: 72.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Iraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIran: 94.2% in 2022Iraq: 59.7% in 2022
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Iraq: 3.89% in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Iraq: 45.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Iraq: 2.15% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Iraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Iraq: 69.9% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Iraq: 20.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Iraq: 3.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Iraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Iraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Iraq: $6.4B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Iraq: $139 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Iraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Iraq: 459,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Iraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Iraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Iraq: 55 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Iraq: 20 million TIV in 1989