Russia vs United States: Number of deaths, by world region
Russia
1.79 million deaths
in 2023
United States
2.98 million deaths
in 2023
Russia rank
6th
United States rank
3rd
Number of deaths, by world region over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.98 million deaths against 1.79 million deaths in Russia, a difference of 1.18 million deaths.
That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.
Russia ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.13 million deaths | 1.54 million deaths | 408,739 deaths | United States |
| 1960s | 969,781 deaths | 1.81 million deaths | 842,222 deaths | United States |
| 1970s | 1.28 million deaths | 1.96 million deaths | 672,778 deaths | United States |
| 1980s | 1.55 million deaths | 2.09 million deaths | 536,617 deaths | United States |
| 1990s | 2.04 million deaths | 2.30 million deaths | 255,785 deaths | United States |
| 2000s | 2.25 million deaths | 2.46 million deaths | 206,738 deaths | United States |
| 2010s | 1.88 million deaths | 2.68 million deaths | 797,421 deaths | United States |
| 2020s | 2.08 million deaths | 3.26 million deaths | 1.18 million deaths | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, by world region, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 2.98 million deaths against 1.79 million deaths in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths, by world region between Russia and United States?
- 1.18 million deaths, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for number of deaths, by world region?
- Russia ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year.