Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea: Death rate
Burkina Faso
7.96 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
7.88 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
99th
Equatorial Guinea rank
101st
Death rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 7.96 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.88 deaths per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 99th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 26.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 22.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 18.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 16.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 13.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 9.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.278 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 8.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0262 deaths per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Burkina Faso or Equatorial Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 7.96 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.88 deaths per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for death rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 99th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. 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 year per 1,000 people in the population.