Which has higher births and deaths per year, Burkina Faso or Somalia?

Burkina Faso, at 183,374 deaths against 180,556 deaths in Somalia as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Burkina Faso and Somalia?

2,818 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

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.

Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Births and deaths per year

Burkina Faso

183,374 deaths

in 2023

Somalia

180,556 deaths

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

59th

Somalia rank

61st

Births and deaths per year over time

Burkina Faso
Somalia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 183,374 deaths against 180,556 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 2,818 deaths.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Somalia ranks 61st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	122,798 deaths	55,037 deaths	67,761 deaths	Burkina Faso
1960s	133,974 deaths	65,564 deaths	68,409 deaths	Burkina Faso
1970s	139,386 deaths	81,703 deaths	57,683 deaths	Burkina Faso
1980s	144,949 deaths	119,847 deaths	25,102 deaths	Burkina Faso
1990s	170,579 deaths	154,632 deaths	15,947 deaths	Burkina Faso
2000s	185,924 deaths	160,584 deaths	25,340 deaths	Burkina Faso
2010s	181,230 deaths	205,453 deaths	24,224 deaths	Somalia
2020s	182,706 deaths	196,050 deaths	13,345 deaths	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Burkina Faso or Somalia?: Burkina Faso, at 183,374 deaths against 180,556 deaths in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Burkina Faso and Somalia?: 2,818 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Somalia ranks 61st 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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