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

Burkina Faso, at 183,374 deaths against 166,336 deaths in Netherlands as of 2023.

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

17,038 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

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 Netherlands: Number of deaths

Burkina Faso

183,374 deaths

in 2023

Netherlands

166,336 deaths

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

59th

Netherlands rank

62nd

Number of deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Netherlands

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 183,374 deaths against 166,336 deaths in Netherlands, a difference of 17,038 deaths.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Netherlands ranks 62nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	122,798 deaths	80,960 deaths	41,838 deaths	Burkina Faso
1960s	133,974 deaths	96,941 deaths	37,033 deaths	Burkina Faso
1970s	139,386 deaths	111,806 deaths	27,580 deaths	Burkina Faso
1980s	144,949 deaths	120,861 deaths	24,088 deaths	Burkina Faso
1990s	170,579 deaths	134,780 deaths	35,799 deaths	Burkina Faso
2000s	185,924 deaths	137,615 deaths	48,309 deaths	Burkina Faso
2010s	181,230 deaths	144,442 deaths	36,788 deaths	Burkina Faso
2020s	182,706 deaths	168,164 deaths	14,542 deaths	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Burkina Faso or Netherlands?: Burkina Faso, at 183,374 deaths against 166,336 deaths in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Burkina Faso and Netherlands?: 17,038 deaths, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Netherlands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Netherlands rank globally for number of deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Netherlands ranks 62nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Burkina Faso vs Netherlands: Number of deaths. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-deaths/burkina-faso/netherlands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-deaths/burkina-faso/netherlands/">Burkina Faso vs Netherlands: Number of deaths</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.