Iran vs Syria
Iran vs Syria: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.4 per 100,000 people in Iran and 3.1 per 100,000 people in Syria, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Iran, by 2.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.77 times that in Syria.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Iran ranked 158 and Syria ranked 191 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 | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.7 | 3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.9 | 3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.1 | 3 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.2 | 3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.2 | 3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.2 | 3 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7 | 3.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 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 Syria
Health
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010