Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Mortality rates at age 65
Burkina Faso
3.49 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi
3.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
29th
Malawi rank
26th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 5.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9651 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 4.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4731 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 4.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0553 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8216 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9429 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4917 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2155 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 26th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.