Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Annual death rates at different ages
Burkina Faso
54.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mozambique
51.81 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Mozambique rank
16th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 51.81 deaths per 1,000 people in Mozambique, a difference of 2.82 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mozambique ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Mozambique ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 182.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 203.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 171.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 187.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 155.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 182.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 129.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 183.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 117.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 152.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.14 deaths per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 98.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 104.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 71.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 68.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 57.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
- Burkina Faso, at 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 51.81 deaths per 1,000 people in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 2.82 deaths per 1,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Mozambique ranks 16th 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. 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.