Which has higher number of deaths, Sweden or Zambia?

Zambia, at 107,913 deaths against 93,945 deaths in Sweden as of 2023.

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

13,968 deaths, with Zambia ahead.

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

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.

Sweden vs Zambia: Number of deaths

Sweden

93,945 deaths

in 2023

Zambia

107,913 deaths

in 2023

Sweden rank

83rd

Zambia rank

80th

Number of deaths over time

Sweden
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 107,913 deaths against 93,945 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 13,968 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 83rd and Zambia ranks 80th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	70,053 deaths	47,586 deaths	22,467 deaths	Sweden
1960s	78,049 deaths	57,221 deaths	20,829 deaths	Sweden
1970s	86,619 deaths	67,389 deaths	19,230 deaths	Sweden
1980s	92,485 deaths	98,674 deaths	6,189 deaths	Zambia
1990s	94,283 deaths	149,544 deaths	55,261 deaths	Zambia
2000s	92,232 deaths	147,190 deaths	54,958 deaths	Zambia
2010s	90,672 deaths	123,495 deaths	32,823 deaths	Zambia
2020s	94,728 deaths	117,314 deaths	22,586 deaths	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Sweden or Zambia?: Zambia, at 107,913 deaths against 93,945 deaths in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Sweden and Zambia?: 13,968 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Zambia rank globally for number of deaths?: Sweden ranks 83rd and Zambia ranks 80th 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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