Which has higher child mortality, Bangladesh or Botswana?

Botswana, at 3.33 against 3.05 in Bangladesh as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Botswana?

71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh

3.05

in 2024

Botswana

3.33

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

58th

Botswana rank

55th

Botswana currently reports 3.33 against 3.05 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.28.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 58th and Botswana ranks 55th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Botswana in 3.

Decade	Bangladesh	Botswana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.12	18.67	10.45	Bangladesh
1960s	24.01	14.81	9.2	Bangladesh
1970s	25.21	10.24	14.96	Bangladesh
1980s	18.09	5.93	12.17	Bangladesh
1990s	11.87	6.54	5.33	Bangladesh
2000s	6.62	7.15	0.524	Botswana
2010s	3.99	4.85	0.87	Botswana
2020s	3.08	3.59	0.51	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Bangladesh or Botswana?: Botswana, at 3.33 against 3.05 in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Bangladesh and Botswana?: 0.28, 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?: Bangladesh ranks 58th and Botswana ranks 55th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.