Botswana vs Turkmenistan: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood

Botswana
0.0809 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Turkmenistan
0.1002 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Turkmenistan rank
52nd

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time

  • Botswana
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.1002 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0809 under-five deaths per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.0193 under-five deaths per woman.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Botswana ranks 55th and Turkmenistan ranks 52nd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5368 under-five deaths per woman 0.6969 under-five deaths per woman 0.1601 under-five deaths per woman Turkmenistan
1980s 0.3291 under-five deaths per woman 0.4739 under-five deaths per woman 0.1448 under-five deaths per woman Turkmenistan
1990s 0.2503 under-five deaths per woman 0.2761 under-five deaths per woman 0.0259 under-five deaths per woman Turkmenistan
2000s 0.2242 under-five deaths per woman 0.1503 under-five deaths per woman 0.0739 under-five deaths per woman Botswana
2010s 0.1434 under-five deaths per woman 0.1248 under-five deaths per woman 0.0187 under-five deaths per woman Botswana
2020s 0.0937 under-five deaths per woman 0.1082 under-five deaths per woman 0.0145 under-five deaths per woman Turkmenistan

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 Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 0.1002 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0809 under-five deaths per woman in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Botswana and Turkmenistan?
0.0193 under-five deaths per woman, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Turkmenistan?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Turkmenistan rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
Botswana ranks 55th and Turkmenistan ranks 52nd 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

Indicator
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).