Bolivia vs Zimbabwe: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Bolivia
29.8 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
30.44 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bolivia rank
36th
Zimbabwe rank
34th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Bolivia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 30.44 deaths per 1,000 people against 29.8 deaths per 1,000 people in Bolivia, a difference of 0.64 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 169.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 95.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 74.7 deaths per 1,000 people | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 157.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 77.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 79.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 140.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 68.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 72.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 116.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 86.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 57.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3466 deaths per 1,000 people | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 38.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.48 deaths per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 31.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4018 deaths per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Bolivia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 30.44 deaths per 1,000 people against 29.8 deaths per 1,000 people in Bolivia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Bolivia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.64 deaths per 1,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Bolivia ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.