Syria vs Yemen
Syria vs Yemen: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 3.1 per 100,000 people in Syria and 6 per 100,000 people in Yemen, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Yemen, by 2.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.95 times that in Syria.
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, Syria ranked 191 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 | Syria | Yemen | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5.9 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6.1 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6.2 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6.3 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 3.5 | 7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 3.6 | 7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 3.6 | 7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 3.8 | 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
Syria vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancySyria: 72.1 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySyria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySyria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSyria: 3.58% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
People
- PopulationSyria: 23.6 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthSyria: 4.92% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSyria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSyria: 72.1% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageSyria: 22.3 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSyria: 4.7% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateSyria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSyria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending per personSyria: $110 in 2011Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSyria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelSyria: 269,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerSyria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSyria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSyria: 2 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsSyria: 30 million TIV in 2010Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986