Angola vs Botswana: Infant mortality rate

Angola
3.21 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Botswana
3.21 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Angola rank
42nd
Botswana rank
43rd

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Angola
  • Botswana
2.557.51012.5195419892024

How they compare

Angola currently reports 3.21 deaths per 100 live births against 3.21 deaths per 100 live births in Botswana, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 42nd and Botswana ranks 43rd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Botswana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Botswana Difference Ahead
1980s 11.99 deaths per 100 live births 4.9 deaths per 100 live births 7.08 deaths per 100 live births Angola
1990s 11.76 deaths per 100 live births 4.05 deaths per 100 live births 7.72 deaths per 100 live births Angola
2000s 8.22 deaths per 100 live births 4.49 deaths per 100 live births 3.73 deaths per 100 live births Angola
2010s 4.1 deaths per 100 live births 4.53 deaths per 100 live births 0.4305 deaths per 100 live births Botswana
2020s 3.36 deaths per 100 live births 3.43 deaths per 100 live births 0.0676 deaths per 100 live births Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Angola or Botswana?
Angola, at 3.21 deaths per 100 live births against 3.21 deaths per 100 live births in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Angola and Botswana?
0 deaths per 100 live births, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Botswana?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Angola and Botswana rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Angola ranks 42nd and Botswana ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .