Burkina Faso vs Congo: Mortality rates at age 65
Burkina Faso
3.49 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo
3.46 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
29th
Congo rank
32nd
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Congo
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people in Congo, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Congo ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 5.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 4.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6799 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 4.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1222 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0201 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 4.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3212 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0635 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0468 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Burkina Faso or Congo?
- Burkina Faso, at 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Congo rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Congo ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.