Botswana vs Gabon: Child mortality
Botswana
3.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon
3.26 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Gabon rank
56th
Child mortality over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.33 deaths per 100 live births against 3.26 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Gabon ahead.
Botswana ranks 55th and Gabon ranks 56th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 39.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1810s | 39.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1820s | 39.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1830s | 39.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1840s | 39.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1850s | 39.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1860s | 39.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1870s | 39.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1880s | 39.72 deaths per 100 live births | 43.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1890s | 39.71 deaths per 100 live births | 43.56 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1900s | 39.41 deaths per 100 live births | 43.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1910s | 38.6 deaths per 100 live births | 42.35 deaths per 100 live births | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1920s | 37.67 deaths per 100 live births | 41.33 deaths per 100 live births | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1930s | 35.9 deaths per 100 live births | 38.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1940s | 30.89 deaths per 100 live births | 33.93 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1950s | 20.16 deaths per 100 live births | 26.17 deaths per 100 live births | 6.01 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1960s | 14.81 deaths per 100 live births | 18.92 deaths per 100 live births | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1970s | 10.24 deaths per 100 live births | 13.53 deaths per 100 live births | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1980s | 5.93 deaths per 100 live births | 9.71 deaths per 100 live births | 3.79 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 1990s | 6.54 deaths per 100 live births | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
| 2000s | 7.15 deaths per 100 live births | 6.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6917 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4.86 deaths per 100 live births | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.314 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.59 deaths per 100 live births | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1167 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Botswana or Gabon?
- Botswana, at 3.33 deaths per 100 live births against 3.26 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Botswana and Gabon?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for child mortality?
- Botswana ranks 55th and Gabon ranks 56th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.