Iraq vs Morocco
Iraq vs Morocco: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 4.1 per 100,000 people in Iraq and 7.1 per 100,000 people in Morocco, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Morocco, by 3.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.75 times that in Iraq.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Iraq.
- In 2017, Iraq ranked 176 and Morocco ranked 132 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 | Iraq | Morocco | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 7.2 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6 | 8.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8.4 | 9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 9 | 8.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.1 | 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
Iraq vs Morocco
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023Morocco: 75.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Morocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023Morocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIraq: 59.7% in 2022Morocco: 74.8% in 2022
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017Morocco: 5.41% in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Morocco: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Morocco: 1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Morocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Morocco: 63.1% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Morocco: 29.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Morocco: 7.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Morocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Morocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025Morocco: $5.88B in 2025
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Morocco: $166 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Morocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Morocco: 246,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Morocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Morocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Morocco: 392 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Morocco: 26 million TIV in 2024