Botswana vs Burundi: Mortality rate, infant
Botswana
32.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi
30.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
42nd
Burundi rank
45th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Botswana
- Burundi
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 32.1 per 1,000 live births against 30.5 per 1,000 live births in Burundi, a difference of 1.6 per 1,000 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 42nd and Burundi ranks 45th of 197 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 | 102.34 per 1,000 live births | 116.8 per 1,000 live births | 14.46 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 1970s | 80.27 per 1,000 live births | 122.2 per 1,000 live births | 41.93 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 1980s | 49.04 per 1,000 live births | 97.87 per 1,000 live births | 48.83 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 1990s | 40.49 per 1,000 live births | 94.92 per 1,000 live births | 54.43 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 44.85 per 1,000 live births | 74.62 per 1,000 live births | 29.77 per 1,000 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 45.34 per 1,000 live births | 43.94 per 1,000 live births | 1.4 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 34.32 per 1,000 live births | 32.48 per 1,000 live births | 1.84 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Botswana or Burundi?
- Botswana, at 32.1 per 1,000 live births against 30.5 per 1,000 live births in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Botswana and Burundi?
- 1.6 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, infant?
- Botswana ranks 42nd and Burundi ranks 45th 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 (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.