Which has higher deaths by age group, United States or Zimbabwe?

United States, at 22,683 deaths against 22,505 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between United States and Zimbabwe?

178 deaths, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zimbabwe?

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.

United States vs Zimbabwe: Deaths by age group

United States

22,683 deaths

in 2023

Zimbabwe

22,505 deaths

in 2023

United States rank

40th

Zimbabwe rank

41st

Deaths by age group over time

United States
Zimbabwe

How they compare

United States currently reports 22,683 deaths against 22,505 deaths in Zimbabwe, a difference of 178 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.

United States ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	135,296 deaths	25,324 deaths	109,972 deaths	United States
1960s	112,352 deaths	26,307 deaths	86,045 deaths	United States
1970s	67,519 deaths	30,514 deaths	37,005 deaths	United States
1980s	50,199 deaths	31,448 deaths	18,751 deaths	United States
1990s	38,810 deaths	33,725 deaths	5,085 deaths	United States
2000s	32,930 deaths	40,665 deaths	7,735 deaths	Zimbabwe
2010s	26,998 deaths	31,849 deaths	4,851 deaths	Zimbabwe
2020s	23,357 deaths	23,243 deaths	113.5 deaths	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, United States or Zimbabwe?: United States, at 22,683 deaths against 22,505 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between United States and Zimbabwe?: 178 deaths, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do United States and Zimbabwe rank globally for deaths by age group?: United States ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 41st 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.