North Korea vs Papua New Guinea
North Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in North Korea and 23.1 per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 12 per 100,000 people, or 2.08 times that in North Korea.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Papua New Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, North Korea ranked 66 and Papua New Guinea ranked 10 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 | North Korea | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 23.1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 23.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.2 | 23.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.2 | 23.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.3 | 23.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.4 | 24.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.5 | 24.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.6 | 24.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.7 | 24.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.7 | 24.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.8 | 25 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.9 | 25 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12 | 25.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.1 | 25.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 12.3 | 25.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 12.4 | 25.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.6 | 25.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.7 | 25.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.9 | 25.6 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.9 | 25.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12.9 | 26.2 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 12.8 | 26.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.7 | 27.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 12.6 | 27.5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 12.5 | 28 | 16 |
| 1992 | 12.5 | 28.5 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 12.5 | 28.8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 12.5 | 29.1 | 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
North Korea vs Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyNorth Korea: 73.6 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorth Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorth Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNorth Korea: 3.09% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
People
- PopulationNorth Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthNorth Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorth Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorth Korea: 64.2% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageNorth Korea: 36.1 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorth Korea: 12% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateNorth Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personNorth Korea: $62 in 2018Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorth Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerNorth Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNorth Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorth Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023