Botswana vs Marshall Islands: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Botswana
0.0809 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Marshall Islands
0.0801 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Botswana rank
55th
Marshall Islands rank
56th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Botswana
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0809 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0801 under-five deaths per woman in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 55th and Marshall Islands ranks 56th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 7 and Marshall Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1093 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 1960s | 0.9844 under-five deaths per woman | 0.827 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1574 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.6711 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5572 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1139 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.3291 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3985 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0694 under-five deaths per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 0.2503 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2303 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0199 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.2242 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1731 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0512 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.1434 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1127 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0307 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.1069 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0821 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0247 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Botswana or Marshall Islands?
- Botswana, at 0.0809 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0801 under-five deaths per woman in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Botswana and Marshall Islands?
- 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Marshall Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Marshall Islands rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Botswana ranks 55th and Marshall Islands 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).