Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Death rate, crude

Burkina Faso
7.92 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Liberia
8.02 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
83rd
Liberia rank
81st

Death rate, crude over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 8.02 per 1,000 people against 7.92 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 83rd and Liberia ranks 81st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 26.16 per 1,000 people 25.4 per 1,000 people 0.7569 per 1,000 people Burkina Faso
1970s 22.84 per 1,000 people 22.34 per 1,000 people 0.5007 per 1,000 people Burkina Faso
1980s 18.4 per 1,000 people 20.59 per 1,000 people 2.19 per 1,000 people Liberia
1990s 16.6 per 1,000 people 20.03 per 1,000 people 3.43 per 1,000 people Liberia
2000s 13.62 per 1,000 people 12.16 per 1,000 people 1.46 per 1,000 people Burkina Faso
2010s 9.85 per 1,000 people 9.24 per 1,000 people 0.6157 per 1,000 people Burkina Faso
2020s 8.15 per 1,000 people 8.25 per 1,000 people 0.0958 per 1,000 people Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
Liberia, at 8.02 per 1,000 people against 7.92 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
0.1 per 1,000 people, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for death rate, crude?
Burkina Faso ranks 83rd and Liberia ranks 81st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
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Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.