Botswana vs Ethiopia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Botswana
2.85 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
2.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
41st
Ethiopia rank
40th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Botswana
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.91 deaths per 100 live births against 2.85 deaths per 100 live births in Botswana, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Botswana ranks 41st and Ethiopia ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.18 deaths per 100 live births | 12.97 deaths per 100 live births | 3.79 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 7.21 deaths per 100 live births | 14.09 deaths per 100 live births | 6.88 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 4.32 deaths per 100 live births | 14.49 deaths per 100 live births | 10.17 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 3.58 deaths per 100 live births | 9.9 deaths per 100 live births | 6.32 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 4 deaths per 100 live births | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0939 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.592 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Botswana or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 2.91 deaths per 100 live births against 2.85 deaths per 100 live births in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Ethiopia rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Botswana ranks 41st and Ethiopia ranks 40th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .