Laos vs Myanmar (Burma)
Laos vs Myanmar (Burma): Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 8.4 per 100,000 people in Laos and 5 per 100,000 people in Myanmar (Burma), by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Laos, by 3.4 per 100,000 people, or 1.67 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Laos has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Laos ranked 110 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 | Laos | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9 | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.1 | 5.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.4 | 6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11 | 6.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11.8 | 6.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 12.3 | 6.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 13.6 | 7 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 14.2 | 7 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 15 | 7.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 15.7 | 7.2 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 16.2 | 7.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 16.6 | 7.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 17 | 7.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 17.3 | 7.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 17.5 | 7.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 17.7 | 7.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 17.9 | 7.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 18 | 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
Laos vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyLaos: 69 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLaos: 2.9 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLaos: 31.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterLaos: 17.9% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionLaos: 2.91% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
People
- PopulationLaos: 7.67 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthLaos: 1.38% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLaos: 2.42 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLaos: 40.3% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageLaos: 24.3 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLaos: 4.5% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateLaos: -1.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLaos: 0.19% of GDP in 2013Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsLaos: $21.8M in 2013Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personLaos: $3 in 2013Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingLaos: 0.8% of government spending in 2013Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelLaos: 129,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerLaos: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLaos: 4.08% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLaos: 7 million TIV in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025