Botswana vs Eritrea: Child mortality rate
Botswana
3.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eritrea
3.43 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Eritrea rank
54th
Child mortality rate over time
- Botswana
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.43 deaths per 100 live births against 3.33 deaths per 100 live births in Botswana, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Eritrea ahead.
Botswana ranks 55th and Eritrea ranks 54th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.97 deaths per 100 live births | 21.87 deaths per 100 live births | 8.9 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 10.24 deaths per 100 live births | 21.48 deaths per 100 live births | 11.23 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 5.93 deaths per 100 live births | 20.87 deaths per 100 live births | 14.94 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 6.54 deaths per 100 live births | 12.19 deaths per 100 live births | 5.65 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 7.15 deaths per 100 live births | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.157 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4.85 deaths per 100 live births | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.11 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.59 deaths per 100 live births | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.072 deaths per 100 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Botswana or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 3.43 deaths per 100 live births against 3.33 deaths per 100 live births in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Botswana and Eritrea?
- 0.1 deaths per 100 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eritrea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Eritrea rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Botswana ranks 55th and Eritrea ranks 54th of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.