Botswana vs Congo: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Botswana
26.41 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo
26.3 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
48th
Congo rank
50th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Botswana
- Congo
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 26.41 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.3 deaths per 1,000 people in Congo, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Botswana ranks 48th and Congo ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 116.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 125.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1960s | 92.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 94.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1970s | 65.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 73.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1980s | 39.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.65 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1990s | 43.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 63.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 47.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2010s | 34.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.805 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2020s | 27.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.152 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
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, Botswana or Congo?
- Botswana, at 26.41 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.3 deaths per 1,000 people in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Botswana and Congo?
- 0.11 deaths per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Congo?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Congo rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Botswana ranks 48th and Congo ranks 50th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.