Botswana vs Tanzania: Annual death rates at different ages
Botswana
29.11 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania
29.67 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
50th
Tanzania rank
47th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Botswana
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 29.67 deaths per 1,000 people against 29.11 deaths per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.56 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 50th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 126.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 151.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.7 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 99.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 141.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 72.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 126.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 44.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 115.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 70.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 48.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 103.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.8 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 51.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 69.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 38.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 30.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Botswana or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 29.67 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 Tanzania?
- 0.56 deaths per 1,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Tanzania rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Botswana ranks 50th and Tanzania ranks 47th 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.