What is the difference in number of deaths between Afghanistan and Angola?

14,185 deaths, with Angola ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Angola?

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.

Afghanistan vs Angola: Number of deaths

Afghanistan

240,296 deaths

in 2023

Angola

254,481 deaths

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

39th

Angola rank

38th

Number of deaths over time

Afghanistan
Angola

How they compare

Angola currently reports 254,481 deaths against 240,296 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 14,185 deaths.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 39th and Angola ranks 38th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Angola in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Angola	Difference	Ahead
1950s	287,559 deaths	130,284 deaths	157,275 deaths	Afghanistan
1960s	292,713 deaths	148,143 deaths	144,570 deaths	Afghanistan
1970s	314,797 deaths	155,969 deaths	158,828 deaths	Afghanistan
1980s	301,350 deaths	210,776 deaths	90,573 deaths	Afghanistan
1990s	241,715 deaths	267,824 deaths	26,109 deaths	Angola
2000s	242,951 deaths	278,972 deaths	36,021 deaths	Angola
2010s	250,330 deaths	250,675 deaths	344.7 deaths	Angola
2020s	274,787 deaths	256,413 deaths	18,374 deaths	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Afghanistan or Angola?: Angola, at 254,481 deaths against 240,296 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Afghanistan and Angola?: 14,185 deaths, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Angola?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Angola rank globally for number of deaths?: Afghanistan ranks 39th and Angola ranks 38th 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

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