Indonesia vs United States of America: Number of deaths
Indonesia
2.12 million deaths
in 2023
United States of America
2.98 million deaths
in 2023
Indonesia rank
5th
United States of America rank
3rd
Number of deaths over time
- Indonesia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 2.98 million deaths against 2.12 million deaths in Indonesia, a difference of 857,950 deaths.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
Indonesia ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.49 million deaths | 1.54 million deaths | 42,927 deaths | United States of America |
| 1960s | 1.65 million deaths | 1.81 million deaths | 160,823 deaths | United States of America |
| 1970s | 1.55 million deaths | 1.96 million deaths | 402,349 deaths | United States of America |
| 1980s | 1.50 million deaths | 2.09 million deaths | 583,763 deaths | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1.51 million deaths | 2.30 million deaths | 787,823 deaths | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.71 million deaths | 2.46 million deaths | 740,462 deaths | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.95 million deaths | 2.68 million deaths | 721,766 deaths | United States of America |
| 2020s | 2.35 million deaths | 3.26 million deaths | 906,025 deaths | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Indonesia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 2.98 million deaths against 2.12 million deaths in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Indonesia and United States of America?
- 857,950 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and United States of America rank globally for number of deaths?
- Indonesia ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year.