Botswana vs Mauritania: Probability of dying, by age
Botswana
0.0316
in 2021
Mauritania
0.0324
in 2021
Botswana rank
45th
Mauritania rank
43rd
Probability of dying, by age over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0324 against 0.0316 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0008.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Botswana ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 43rd of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0412 | 0.0516 | 0.0104 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.0392 | 0.0369 | 0.0023 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0319 | 0.0328 | 0.0009 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying, by age, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.0324 against 0.0316 in Botswana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in probability of dying, by age between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 0.0008, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for probability of dying, by age?
- Botswana ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 43rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying, by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The annual probability of death among people in a given age group, expressed as a fraction.