Botswana vs Congo: Annual death rates at different ages
Botswana
29.11 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo
29.56 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
50th
Congo rank
48th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Botswana
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 29.56 deaths per 1,000 people against 29.11 deaths per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.45 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 50th and Congo ranks 48th 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 | 126.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 134.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1960s | 99.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 101.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1970s | 72.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 79.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.71 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1980s | 44.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 65.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.3 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1990s | 48.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 69.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 51.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2010s | 38.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2020s | 30.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6555 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Botswana or Congo?
- Congo, at 29.56 deaths per 1,000 people against 29.11 deaths per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Botswana and Congo?
- 0.45 deaths per 1,000 people, with Congo 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 at different ages?
- Botswana ranks 50th and Congo ranks 48th 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 at different ages. 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.