Botswana vs Zambia: Mortality rate, adult, female
Botswana
150.81 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Zambia
153.35 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Zambia rank
52nd
Mortality rate, adult, female over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 153.35 per 1,000 female adults against 150.81 per 1,000 female adults in Botswana, a difference of 2.54 per 1,000 female adults.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 52nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 297.06 per 1,000 female adults | 272.69 per 1,000 female adults | 24.37 per 1,000 female adults | Botswana |
| 1970s | 244.01 per 1,000 female adults | 242.24 per 1,000 female adults | 1.77 per 1,000 female adults | Botswana |
| 1980s | 223.83 per 1,000 female adults | 299.87 per 1,000 female adults | 76.04 per 1,000 female adults | Zambia |
| 1990s | 402.57 per 1,000 female adults | 469.55 per 1,000 female adults | 66.99 per 1,000 female adults | Zambia |
| 2000s | 452.13 per 1,000 female adults | 469.65 per 1,000 female adults | 17.52 per 1,000 female adults | Zambia |
| 2010s | 278.07 per 1,000 female adults | 284.8 per 1,000 female adults | 6.73 per 1,000 female adults | Zambia |
| 2020s | 177.1 per 1,000 female adults | 182.76 per 1,000 female adults | 5.66 per 1,000 female adults | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Botswana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 153.35 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 Zambia?
- 2.54 per 1,000 female adults, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Botswana ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 52nd 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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About this data
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.