Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 8.7 per 100,000 people in Turkmenistan and 9.4 per 100,000 people in Uzbekistan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Uzbekistan, by 0.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.08 times that in Turkmenistan.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Uzbekistan has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Turkmenistan.
- In 2017, Turkmenistan ranked 106 and Uzbekistan ranked 93 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 | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 12.3 | 10.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 13.1 | 10.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 10 | 10 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.7 | 9 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 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
Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyTurkmenistan: 70.1 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTurkmenistan: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTurkmenistan: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTurkmenistan: 94.9% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionTurkmenistan: 2.82% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
People
- PopulationTurkmenistan: 7.36 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTurkmenistan: 1.8% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTurkmenistan: 2.69 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTurkmenistan: 47.1% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageTurkmenistan: 26.2 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTurkmenistan: 4.3% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateTurkmenistan: 2 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTurkmenistan: 3.11% of GDP in 1999Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsTurkmenistan: $188M in 1999Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personTurkmenistan: $25 in 1999Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingTurkmenistan: 15% of government spending in 1999Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelTurkmenistan: 57,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerTurkmenistan: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTurkmenistan: 2.87% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTurkmenistan: 382 million TIV in 2021Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025