What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Bangladesh and Myanmar?

0.08 per 100,000 population, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Myanmar?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Myanmar: Suicide mortality rate

Bangladesh

2.81 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Myanmar

2.89 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Bangladesh rank

159th

Myanmar rank

158th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Bangladesh
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 2.89 per 100,000 population against 2.81 per 100,000 population in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.08 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 159th and Myanmar ranks 158th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.3 per 100,000 population	3.74 per 100,000 population	0.56 per 100,000 population	Bangladesh
2010s	3.13 per 100,000 population	3.14 per 100,000 population	0.002 per 100,000 population	Myanmar
2020s	2.81 per 100,000 population	2.89 per 100,000 population	0.08 per 100,000 population	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Bangladesh or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 2.89 per 100,000 population against 2.81 per 100,000 population in Bangladesh as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Bangladesh and Myanmar?: 0.08 per 100,000 population, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Myanmar?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bangladesh and Myanmar rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Bangladesh ranks 159th and Myanmar ranks 158th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
Unit: per 100,000 population
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).