Oman vs Yemen
Oman vs Yemen: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 2.9 per 100,000 people in Oman and 6 per 100,000 people in Yemen, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Yemen, by 3.1 per 100,000 people, or 2.06 times that in Oman.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Yemen has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Oman ranked 193 and Yemen ranked 145 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 | Oman | Yemen | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9 | 6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 2.9 | 6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 3.2 | 6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 3.3 | 6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 3.6 | 7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 3.6 | 7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 3.6 | 7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 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
Oman vs Yemen
Health
People
- PopulationOman: 5.05 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthOman: 4.59% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateOman: 2.53 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationOman: 79.5% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageOman: 29.3 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overOman: 2.7% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateOman: 31 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingOman: 5.68% of GDP in 2025Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsOman: $5.94B in 2025Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personOman: $1,109 in 2025Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingOman: 20% of government spending in 2025Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelOman: 47,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerOman: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersOman: 2.12% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsOman: 4 million TIV in 2023Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsOman: 7 million TIV in 2017Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986