Which has higher number of deaths, Senegal or Sweden?

Senegal, at 100,883 deaths against 93,945 deaths in Sweden as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Senegal and Sweden?

6,938 deaths, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sweden?

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.

Senegal vs Sweden: Number of deaths

Senegal

100,883 deaths

in 2023

Sweden

93,945 deaths

in 2023

Senegal rank

82nd

Sweden rank

83rd

Number of deaths over time

Senegal
Sweden

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 100,883 deaths against 93,945 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 6,938 deaths.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 83rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	76,862 deaths	70,053 deaths	6,809 deaths	Senegal
1960s	93,785 deaths	78,049 deaths	15,736 deaths	Senegal
1970s	106,856 deaths	86,619 deaths	20,237 deaths	Senegal
1980s	95,718 deaths	92,485 deaths	3,233 deaths	Senegal
1990s	97,028 deaths	94,283 deaths	2,744 deaths	Senegal
2000s	102,869 deaths	92,232 deaths	10,638 deaths	Senegal
2010s	97,280 deaths	90,672 deaths	6,608 deaths	Senegal
2020s	103,898 deaths	94,728 deaths	9,169 deaths	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Senegal or Sweden?: Senegal, at 100,883 deaths against 93,945 deaths in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Senegal and Sweden?: 6,938 deaths, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Sweden rank globally for number of deaths?: Senegal ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 83rd 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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