Botswana vs Rwanda: Child mortality rate
Botswana
4.1%
in 2019
Rwanda
4.7%
in 2019
Botswana rank
43rd
Rwanda rank
40th
Child mortality rate over time
- Botswana
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 4.7% against 4.1% in Botswana, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 40th of 204 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.9% | 33.1% | 21.2% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 11.3% | 27.7% | 16.3% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 25.0% | 16.0% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 18.4% | 11.6% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 20.5% | 13.7% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 11.1% | 4.4% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 5.8% | 1.2% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Botswana or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 4.7% against 4.1% in Botswana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Botswana and Rwanda?
- 0.6%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Rwanda?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Botswana and Rwanda rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Botswana ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 40th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of death before the age of five