Botswana vs Dominica: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Botswana
26.41 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Dominica
26.31 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
48th
Dominica rank
49th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Botswana
- Dominica
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 26.41 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.31 deaths per 1,000 people in Dominica, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.
Botswana ranks 48th and Dominica ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 7 and Dominica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 116.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 130.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.05 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominica |
| 1960s | 92.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 70.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1970s | 65.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1980s | 39.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1990s | 43.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.3 deaths per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 47.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 34.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.3 deaths per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 27.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Botswana |
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 Dominica?
- Botswana, at 26.41 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.31 deaths per 1,000 people in Dominica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Botswana and Dominica?
- 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Dominica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Dominica rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Botswana ranks 48th and Dominica ranks 49th 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.