Morocco vs Syria
Morocco vs Syria: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.1 per 100,000 people in Morocco and 3.1 per 100,000 people in Syria, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Morocco, by 4.1 per 100,000 people, or 2.32 times that in Syria.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Morocco ranked 132 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 | Morocco | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.6 | 3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.7 | 3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 7.9 | 3 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 8.1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 8.3 | 3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 8.4 | 3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 8.5 | 3 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 2.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8 | 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
Morocco vs Syria
Health
- Life expectancyMorocco: 75.3 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMorocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMorocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMorocco: 5.41% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
People
- PopulationMorocco: 37.7 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMorocco: 1% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMorocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMorocco: 63.1% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageMorocco: 29.2 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMorocco: 7.8% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateMorocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMorocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personMorocco: $166 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingMorocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelMorocco: 246,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerMorocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMorocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMorocco: 392 million TIV in 2025Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMorocco: 26 million TIV in 2024Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010