Botswana vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Botswana
26.41 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
26.51 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
48th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
45th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Botswana
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 26.51 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.41 deaths per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 48th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 116.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 140.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1960s | 92.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 132.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1970s | 65.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 117.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1980s | 39.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 107.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1990s | 43.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 96.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.25 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2000s | 47.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2010s | 34.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 27.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7594 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 26.51 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.41 deaths per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Botswana and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Botswana ranks 48th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 45th 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.