Which has higher number of deaths, Afghanistan or Côte d'Ivoire?

Afghanistan, at 240,296 deaths against 238,740 deaths in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire?

1,556 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire?

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 Côte d'Ivoire: Number of deaths

Afghanistan

240,296 deaths

in 2023

Côte d'Ivoire

238,740 deaths

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

39th

Côte d'Ivoire rank

40th

Number of deaths over time

Afghanistan
Côte d'Ivoire

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 240,296 deaths against 238,740 deaths in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 1,556 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 39th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 40th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Côte d'Ivoire in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Côte d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1950s	287,559 deaths	96,096 deaths	191,463 deaths	Afghanistan
1960s	292,713 deaths	107,547 deaths	185,166 deaths	Afghanistan
1970s	314,797 deaths	120,126 deaths	194,671 deaths	Afghanistan
1980s	301,350 deaths	138,531 deaths	162,819 deaths	Afghanistan
1990s	241,715 deaths	198,027 deaths	43,688 deaths	Afghanistan
2000s	242,951 deaths	244,712 deaths	1,761 deaths	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	250,330 deaths	244,748 deaths	5,582 deaths	Afghanistan
2020s	274,787 deaths	242,548 deaths	32,239 deaths	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Afghanistan or Côte d'Ivoire?: Afghanistan, at 240,296 deaths against 238,740 deaths in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire?: 1,556 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for number of deaths?: Afghanistan ranks 39th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 40th 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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