Pakistan vs Vietnam
Pakistan vs Vietnam: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 4.4 per 100,000 people in Pakistan and 7.4 per 100,000 people in Vietnam, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 3 per 100,000 people, or 1.67 times that in Pakistan.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Pakistan ranked 172 and Vietnam ranked 126 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 | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 7.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 5.5 | 9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 5.3 | 9.2 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 5 | 9.3 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 4.8 | 9.3 | 16 |
| 1992 | 4.6 | 9.4 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 4.1 | 9.5 | 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 Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPakistan: 50.6% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018