Benin vs Burkina Faso: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Benin
59.57 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso
58.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Benin rank
14th
Burkina Faso rank
15th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Benin currently reports 59.57 deaths per 1,000 people against 58.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.67 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 247.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 195.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1960s | 206.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 183.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1970s | 167.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 166.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1980s | 135.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 137.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 109.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 125.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 88.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 105.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 72.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 76.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 61.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3375 deaths per 1,000 people | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Benin, at 59.57 deaths per 1,000 people against 58.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.67 deaths per 1,000 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Benin ranks 14th and Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages in males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.