Botswana vs North America: Mortality rate, infant, male
Botswana
35.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
North America
5.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
42nd
North America rank
42nd
Mortality rate, infant, male over time
- Botswana
- North America
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 35.5 per 1,000 live births against 5.8 per 1,000 live births in North America, a difference of 29.7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Botswana's figure about 6.1 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 42nd and North America ranks 42nd of 197 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.99 per 1,000 live births | 8.76 per 1,000 live births | 36.23 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2000s | 49.39 per 1,000 live births | 7.29 per 1,000 live births | 42.1 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2010s | 49.89 per 1,000 live births | 6.22 per 1,000 live births | 43.67 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 37.9 per 1,000 live births | 5.82 per 1,000 live births | 32.08 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Botswana or North America?
- Botswana, at 35.5 per 1,000 live births against 5.8 per 1,000 live births in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Botswana and North America?
- 29.7 per 1,000 live births, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and North America rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Botswana ranks 42nd and North America ranks 42nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.