Which has higher number of deaths, Belarus or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 124,412 deaths against 121,586 deaths in Belarus as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Belarus and Zimbabwe?

2,826 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Zimbabwe?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Zimbabwe: Number of deaths

Belarus

121,586 deaths

in 2023

Zimbabwe

124,412 deaths

in 2023

Belarus rank

71st

Zimbabwe rank

69th

Number of deaths over time

Belarus
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 124,412 deaths against 121,586 deaths in Belarus, a difference of 2,826 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 71st and Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	87,987 deaths	50,583 deaths	37,403 deaths	Belarus
1960s	65,058 deaths	55,572 deaths	9,487 deaths	Belarus
1970s	81,585 deaths	68,872 deaths	12,713 deaths	Belarus
1980s	99,491 deaths	78,787 deaths	20,704 deaths	Belarus
1990s	126,585 deaths	138,536 deaths	11,951 deaths	Zimbabwe
2000s	139,918 deaths	196,853 deaths	56,935 deaths	Zimbabwe
2010s	124,712 deaths	140,022 deaths	15,311 deaths	Zimbabwe
2020s	134,304 deaths	128,628 deaths	5,677 deaths	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Belarus or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 124,412 deaths against 121,586 deaths in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Belarus and Zimbabwe?: 2,826 deaths, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of deaths?: Belarus ranks 71st and Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.