Botswana vs Gabon: Child mortality rate
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 rate 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 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Gabon ahead.
Botswana ranks 55th and Gabon ranks 56th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.67 deaths per 100 live births | 24.52 deaths per 100 live births | 5.85 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 | 0.688 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4.85 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 | 0.118 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Botswana ranks 55th and Gabon ranks 56th 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.