Which has higher number of deaths, Burkina Faso or Malaysia?

Burkina Faso, at 183,374 deaths against 181,173 deaths in Malaysia as of 2023.

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

2,201 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

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.

Burkina Faso vs Malaysia: Number of deaths

Burkina Faso

183,374 deaths

in 2023

Malaysia

181,173 deaths

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

59th

Malaysia rank

60th

Number of deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Malaysia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 183,374 deaths against 181,173 deaths in Malaysia, a difference of 2,201 deaths.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	122,798 deaths	107,824 deaths	14,974 deaths	Burkina Faso
1960s	133,974 deaths	79,868 deaths	54,106 deaths	Burkina Faso
1970s	139,386 deaths	72,359 deaths	67,027 deaths	Burkina Faso
1980s	144,949 deaths	75,637 deaths	69,312 deaths	Burkina Faso
1990s	170,579 deaths	90,789 deaths	79,790 deaths	Burkina Faso
2000s	185,924 deaths	108,641 deaths	77,283 deaths	Burkina Faso
2010s	181,230 deaths	146,717 deaths	34,512 deaths	Burkina Faso
2020s	182,706 deaths	189,204 deaths	6,498 deaths	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Burkina Faso or Malaysia?: Burkina Faso, at 183,374 deaths against 181,173 deaths in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Burkina Faso and Malaysia?: 2,201 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malaysia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Malaysia rank globally for number of deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 60th 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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