Botswana vs Burundi: Infant mortality rate
Botswana
3.21 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi
3.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
43rd
Burundi rank
45th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Botswana
- Burundi
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.21 deaths per 100 live births against 3.05 deaths per 100 live births in Burundi, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Burundi ahead.
Botswana ranks 43rd and Burundi ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Burundi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.23 deaths per 100 live births | 11.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1970s | 8.03 deaths per 100 live births | 12.22 deaths per 100 live births | 4.19 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1980s | 4.9 deaths per 100 live births | 9.79 deaths per 100 live births | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1990s | 4.05 deaths per 100 live births | 9.49 deaths per 100 live births | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 4.49 deaths per 100 live births | 7.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 4.53 deaths per 100 live births | 4.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1387 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.184 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Botswana or Burundi?
- Botswana, at 3.21 deaths per 100 live births against 3.05 deaths per 100 live births in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Botswana and Burundi?
- 0.16 deaths per 100 live births, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burundi?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Burundi rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Botswana ranks 43rd and Burundi ranks 45th 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .