Which has higher deaths by age group, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 64,828 deaths against 55,713 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?

9,115 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Deaths by age group

Burkina Faso

55,713 deaths

in 2023

Madagascar

64,828 deaths

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

23rd

Madagascar rank

20th

Deaths by age group over time

Burkina Faso
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 64,828 deaths against 55,713 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 9,115 deaths.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 20th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	71,729 deaths	46,668 deaths	25,061 deaths	Burkina Faso
1960s	77,760 deaths	49,909 deaths	27,851 deaths	Burkina Faso
1970s	81,109 deaths	58,506 deaths	22,604 deaths	Burkina Faso
1980s	80,986 deaths	77,098 deaths	3,887 deaths	Burkina Faso
1990s	89,109 deaths	77,512 deaths	11,597 deaths	Burkina Faso
2000s	90,159 deaths	63,245 deaths	26,914 deaths	Burkina Faso
2010s	74,887 deaths	57,263 deaths	17,624 deaths	Burkina Faso
2020s	58,018 deaths	63,634 deaths	5,615 deaths	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 64,828 deaths against 55,713 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?: 9,115 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for deaths by age group?: Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.