Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Death rate
Burkina Faso
7.96 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Liberia
8.07 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
99th
Liberia rank
96th
Death rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 8.07 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.96 deaths per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 99th and Liberia ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 26.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7569 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 22.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5007 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 18.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1990s | 16.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2000s | 13.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 9.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6157 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 8.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0945 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 8.07 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.96 deaths per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 0.11 deaths per 1,000 people, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for death rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 99th and Liberia ranks 96th 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.