What is the difference in number of deaths between Australia and Burkina Faso?

553 deaths, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Burkina Faso?

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.

Australia vs Burkina Faso: Number of deaths

Australia

183,927 deaths

in 2023

Burkina Faso

183,374 deaths

in 2023

Australia rank

58th

Burkina Faso rank

59th

Number of deaths over time

Australia
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Australia currently reports 183,927 deaths against 183,374 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 553 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Australia ranks 58th and Burkina Faso ranks 59th of 236 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1950s	82,385 deaths	122,798 deaths	40,413 deaths	Burkina Faso
1960s	97,855 deaths	133,974 deaths	36,119 deaths	Burkina Faso
1970s	109,400 deaths	139,386 deaths	29,987 deaths	Burkina Faso
1980s	114,665 deaths	144,949 deaths	30,284 deaths	Burkina Faso
1990s	124,712 deaths	170,579 deaths	45,867 deaths	Burkina Faso
2000s	135,254 deaths	185,924 deaths	50,670 deaths	Burkina Faso
2010s	155,656 deaths	181,230 deaths	25,574 deaths	Burkina Faso
2020s	180,988 deaths	182,706 deaths	1,717 deaths	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Australia or Burkina Faso?: Australia, at 183,927 deaths against 183,374 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Australia and Burkina Faso?: 553 deaths, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Burkina Faso?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Burkina Faso rank globally for number of deaths?: Australia ranks 58th and Burkina Faso ranks 59th 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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