Russian Federation vs United States of America: Number of deaths
Russian Federation
1.79 million deaths
in 2023
United States of America
2.98 million deaths
in 2023
Russian Federation rank
6th
United States of America rank
3rd
Number of deaths over time
- Russian Federation
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 2.98 million deaths against 1.79 million deaths in Russian Federation, a difference of 1.18 million deaths.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.7 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 6th 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 | Russian Federation | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.13 million deaths | 1.54 million deaths | 408,739 deaths | United States of America |
| 1960s | 969,781 deaths | 1.81 million deaths | 842,222 deaths | United States of America |
| 1970s | 1.28 million deaths | 1.96 million deaths | 672,778 deaths | United States of America |
| 1980s | 1.55 million deaths | 2.09 million deaths | 536,617 deaths | United States of America |
| 1990s | 2.04 million deaths | 2.30 million deaths | 255,785 deaths | United States of America |
| 2000s | 2.25 million deaths | 2.46 million deaths | 206,738 deaths | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.88 million deaths | 2.68 million deaths | 797,421 deaths | United States of America |
| 2020s | 2.08 million deaths | 3.26 million deaths | 1.18 million deaths | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Russian Federation or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 2.98 million deaths against 1.79 million deaths in Russian Federation as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Russian Federation and United States of America?
- 1.18 million deaths, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for number of deaths?
- Russian Federation ranks 6th 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.