Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea: Annual death rates at different ages
Burkina Faso
54.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
55.2 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Equatorial Guinea rank
12th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Burkina Faso
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 55.2 deaths per 1,000 people against 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.57 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 182.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 183.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 171.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 170.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2412 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 155.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 160.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 129.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 134.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 117.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 120.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 98.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 99.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4176 deaths per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 71.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 57.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9285 deaths per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Burkina Faso or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 55.2 deaths per 1,000 people against 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.57 deaths per 1,000 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 12th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.