Iraq vs Yemen
Iraq vs Yemen: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 4.1 per 100,000 people in Iraq and 6 per 100,000 people in Yemen, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Yemen, by 1.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.47 times that in Iraq.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Yemen has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Iraq.
- In 2017, Iraq ranked 176 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 | Iraq | Yemen | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 5.1 | 6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6.2 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9.8 | 7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.6 | 7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.5 | 7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 9 | 6.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.1 | 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
Iraq vs Yemen
Health
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986