Iraq vs Pakistan
Iraq vs Pakistan: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 4.1 per 100,000 people in Iraq and 4.4 per 100,000 people in Pakistan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 0.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.09 times that in Iraq.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Iraq.
- In 2017, Iraq ranked 176 and Pakistan ranked 172 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 | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6 | 4.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.2 | 5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9.3 | 5.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9.2 | 5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 9 | 4.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.4 | 4.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 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
Iraq vs Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIraq: 59.7% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025