Iran vs Yemen
Iran vs Yemen: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.4 per 100,000 people in Iran and 6 per 100,000 people in Yemen, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Yemen, by 0.6 per 100,000 people, or 1.1 times that in Iran.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Yemen has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Iran.
- In 2017, Iran ranked 158 and Yemen ranked 145 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 | Yemen | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.5 | 6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.9 | 6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.1 | 6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 6.7 | 7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 6.8 | 7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7 | 7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 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 Yemen
Health
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986