Which has higher births and deaths per year, Benin or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 124,412 deaths against 124,130 deaths in Benin as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Benin and Zimbabwe?

282 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin 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 Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Zimbabwe: Births and deaths per year

Benin

124,130 deaths

in 2023

Zimbabwe

124,412 deaths

in 2023

Benin rank

70th

Zimbabwe rank

69th

Births and deaths per year over time

Benin
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 124,412 deaths against 124,130 deaths in Benin, a difference of 282 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 70th and Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	70,628 deaths	50,583 deaths	20,045 deaths	Benin
1960s	71,455 deaths	55,572 deaths	15,883 deaths	Benin
1970s	73,097 deaths	68,872 deaths	4,225 deaths	Benin
1980s	77,463 deaths	78,787 deaths	1,324 deaths	Zimbabwe
1990s	81,133 deaths	138,536 deaths	57,404 deaths	Zimbabwe
2000s	92,467 deaths	196,853 deaths	104,386 deaths	Zimbabwe
2010s	111,005 deaths	140,022 deaths	29,017 deaths	Zimbabwe
2020s	123,125 deaths	128,628 deaths	5,502 deaths	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Benin or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 124,412 deaths against 124,130 deaths in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Benin and Zimbabwe?: 282 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Zimbabwe rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Benin ranks 70th and Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
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

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