Botswana vs Uganda: Probability of dying that year, among males
Botswana
3.1%
in 2023
Uganda
3.2%
in 2023
Botswana rank
50th
Uganda rank
47th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Botswana
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.4% | 14.2% | 1.8% | Uganda |
| 1960s | 10.0% | 12.6% | 2.7% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 12.6% | 5.2% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 12.6% | 7.8% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 10.8% | 5.7% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 7.9% | 2.6% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 4.6% | 0.6% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.4% | 0.2% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Botswana or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Botswana and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Uganda rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Botswana ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 47th 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 Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.