Bangladesh vs Botswana: Child mortality rate by sex
Bangladesh
2.83 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Botswana
2.96 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
57th
Botswana rank
55th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Bangladesh
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.96 deaths per 100 live births against 2.83 deaths per 100 live births in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 57th and Botswana ranks 55th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Botswana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.28 deaths per 100 live births | 17.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10.55 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 23.48 deaths per 100 live births | 13.94 deaths per 100 live births | 9.55 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 24.99 deaths per 100 live births | 9.45 deaths per 100 live births | 15.54 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 17.96 deaths per 100 live births | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 12.65 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 11.53 deaths per 100 live births | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 5.46 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 6.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.433 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.72 deaths per 100 live births | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6353 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3257 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Bangladesh or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 2.96 deaths per 100 live births against 2.83 deaths per 100 live births in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Bangladesh and Botswana?
- 0.13 deaths per 100 live births, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Botswana?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Botswana rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Bangladesh ranks 57th and Botswana ranks 55th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .