Myanmar (Burma) vs Spain
Myanmar (Burma) vs Spain: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5 per 100,000 people in Myanmar (Burma) and 5.5 per 100,000 people in Spain, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.5 per 100,000 people, or 1.09 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Spain has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
- In 2017, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 161 and Spain ranked 156 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 | Myanmar (Burma) | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 5.9 | 6 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6.1 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7 | 6.6 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7 | 6.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 7.1 | 7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 7.2 | 7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 7.3 | 7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 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
Myanmar (Burma) vs Spain
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMyanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022Spain: 99.6% in 2022
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025