Botswana vs Gambia: Infant mortality rate
Botswana
3.21 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gambia
3.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
43rd
Gambia rank
41st
Infant mortality rate over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.27 deaths per 100 live births against 3.21 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 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Gambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 43rd and Gambia ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.44 deaths per 100 live births | 16 deaths per 100 live births | 3.55 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1960s | 10.78 deaths per 100 live births | 15.22 deaths per 100 live births | 4.44 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1970s | 8.03 deaths per 100 live births | 13.74 deaths per 100 live births | 5.71 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1980s | 4.9 deaths per 100 live births | 11.44 deaths per 100 live births | 6.54 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1990s | 4.05 deaths per 100 live births | 8.76 deaths per 100 live births | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2000s | 4.49 deaths per 100 live births | 6.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.53 deaths per 100 live births | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0856 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 3.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0481 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Botswana or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 3.27 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 Botswana and Gambia?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Botswana ranks 43rd and Gambia ranks 41st 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
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .