Which has higher births and deaths per year, Botswana or East Timor?

Botswana, at 14,195 deaths against 10,067 deaths in East Timor as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Botswana and East Timor?

4,128 deaths, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and East Timor?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs East Timor: Births and deaths per year

Botswana

14,195 deaths

in 2023

East Timor

10,067 deaths

in 2023

Botswana rank

149th

East Timor rank

152nd

Births and deaths per year over time

Botswana
East Timor

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 14,195 deaths against 10,067 deaths in East Timor, a difference of 4,128 deaths.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was East Timor ahead.

Botswana ranks 149th and East Timor ranks 152nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and East Timor in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8,390 deaths	14,084 deaths	5,694 deaths	East Timor
1960s	8,175 deaths	14,140 deaths	5,965 deaths	East Timor
1970s	7,528 deaths	19,327 deaths	11,799 deaths	East Timor
1980s	8,488 deaths	19,642 deaths	11,153 deaths	East Timor
1990s	15,493 deaths	14,445 deaths	1,048 deaths	Botswana
2000s	21,184 deaths	8,001 deaths	13,184 deaths	Botswana
2010s	17,570 deaths	9,188 deaths	8,382 deaths	Botswana
2020s	15,841 deaths	10,136 deaths	5,705 deaths	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Botswana or East Timor?: Botswana, at 14,195 deaths against 10,067 deaths in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Botswana and East Timor?: 4,128 deaths, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and East Timor?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and East Timor rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Botswana ranks 149th and East Timor ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.