Botswana vs Mauritania: Mortality rate, adult, female

Botswana
150.81 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Mauritania
151.87 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Mauritania rank
54th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritania
200300400500196019922024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 151.87 per 1,000 female adults against 150.81 per 1,000 female adults in Botswana, a difference of 1.06 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Botswana ranks 55th and Mauritania ranks 54th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 297.06 per 1,000 female adults 344.23 per 1,000 female adults 47.17 per 1,000 female adults Mauritania
1970s 244.01 per 1,000 female adults 286.24 per 1,000 female adults 42.23 per 1,000 female adults Mauritania
1980s 223.83 per 1,000 female adults 264.32 per 1,000 female adults 40.48 per 1,000 female adults Mauritania
1990s 402.57 per 1,000 female adults 241.15 per 1,000 female adults 161.42 per 1,000 female adults Botswana
2000s 452.13 per 1,000 female adults 188.39 per 1,000 female adults 263.73 per 1,000 female adults Botswana
2010s 278.07 per 1,000 female adults 171.27 per 1,000 female adults 106.8 per 1,000 female adults Botswana
2020s 177.1 per 1,000 female adults 163.21 per 1,000 female adults 13.9 per 1,000 female adults Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Botswana or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 151.87 per 1,000 female adults against 150.81 per 1,000 female adults in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Botswana and Mauritania?
1.06 per 1,000 female adults, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Botswana ranks 55th and Mauritania ranks 54th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.