North Korea vs Philippines
North Korea vs Philippines: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in North Korea and 6 per 100,000 people in Philippines, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in North Korea, by 5.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.84 times that in Philippines.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- North Korea has been higher since 1992.
- In 2017, North Korea ranked 66 and Philippines ranked 146 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 | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 6.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.2 | 6.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.6 | 5.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.7 | 5.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.7 | 5.2 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11.8 | 5 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.9 | 4.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12 | 4.6 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 12.3 | 4.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.6 | 4.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.7 | 4.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.9 | 4.7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.9 | 5.6 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12.9 | 6.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 12.8 | 7.6 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.7 | 8.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 12.6 | 9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 12.5 | 9.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 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 Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyNorth Korea: 73.6 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorth Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorth Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNorth Korea: 66.5% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionNorth Korea: 3.09% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
People
- PopulationNorth Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthNorth Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorth Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorth Korea: 64.2% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageNorth Korea: 36.1 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorth Korea: 12% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateNorth Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personNorth Korea: $62 in 2018Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorth Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerNorth Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNorth Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorth Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNorth Korea: 44 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007