Pakistan vs Sudan
Pakistan vs Sudan: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 4.4 per 100,000 people in Pakistan and 5 per 100,000 people in Sudan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Sudan, by 0.6 per 100,000 people, or 1.13 times that in Pakistan.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Pakistan ranked 172 and Sudan ranked 162 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 | Pakistan | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5.4 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 5.5 | 6 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 5 | 6.2 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 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
Pakistan vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013