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

2,604 deaths, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece 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.

Greece vs Zimbabwe: Births and deaths per year

Greece

127,016 deaths

in 2023

Zimbabwe

124,412 deaths

in 2023

Greece rank

68th

Zimbabwe rank

69th

Births and deaths per year over time

Greece
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Greece currently reports 127,016 deaths against 124,412 deaths in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2,604 deaths.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 68th and Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	67,513 deaths	50,583 deaths	16,930 deaths	Greece
1960s	68,800 deaths	55,572 deaths	13,229 deaths	Greece
1970s	79,268 deaths	68,872 deaths	10,396 deaths	Greece
1980s	87,162 deaths	78,787 deaths	8,376 deaths	Greece
1990s	97,475 deaths	138,536 deaths	41,062 deaths	Zimbabwe
2000s	106,439 deaths	196,853 deaths	90,414 deaths	Zimbabwe
2010s	119,004 deaths	140,022 deaths	21,018 deaths	Zimbabwe
2020s	132,534 deaths	128,628 deaths	3,906 deaths	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Greece or Zimbabwe?: Greece, at 127,016 deaths against 124,412 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Greece and Zimbabwe?: 2,604 deaths, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greece and Zimbabwe rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Greece ranks 68th 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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