Israel vs Myanmar (Burma)
Israel vs Myanmar (Burma): Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.7 per 100,000 people in Israel and 5 per 100,000 people in Myanmar (Burma), by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Israel, by 0.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.14 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
- In 2017, Israel ranked 153 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 161 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 | Israel | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.9 | 6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 6.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.7 | 7 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 8.9 | 7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 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
Israel vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025