Botswana vs Burundi: Mortality rates at age 65
Botswana
3.06 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burundi
3.09 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
62nd
Burundi rank
61st
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Botswana
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Botswana ranks 62nd and Burundi ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Burundi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1937 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1960s | 4.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3009 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1970s | 3.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8123 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1980s | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4899 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 5.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1125 deaths per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 5.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6525 deaths per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4257 deaths per 1,000 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Botswana or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Botswana and Burundi?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burundi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Burundi rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Botswana ranks 62nd and Burundi ranks 61st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. 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.