Jordan vs Syria
Jordan vs Syria: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 3.2 per 100,000 people in Jordan and 3.1 per 100,000 people in Syria, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Jordan, by 0.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.04 times that in Syria.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Jordan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Jordan ranked 186 and Syria ranked 191 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 | Jordan | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 3.3 | 3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 3.3 | 3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 3.4 | 3 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3.4 | 3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 3.5 | 3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 3.6 | 3 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 5 | 3.1 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 6 | 3.7 | 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
Jordan vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyJordan: 77.8 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionJordan: 3.56% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
People
- PopulationJordan: 11.4 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthJordan: 1.6% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJordan: 93.2% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageJordan: 24.3 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJordan: 4.3% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateJordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personJordan: $221 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingJordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelJordan: 116,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerJordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJordan: 34 million TIV in 2024Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJordan: 226 million TIV in 2024Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010