What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Botswana and North America?

26.7 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.

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.

Botswana vs North America: Mortality rate, infant

Botswana

32.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

North America

5.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Botswana rank

42nd

North America rank

42nd

Mortality rate, infant over time

Botswana
North America

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 32.1 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in North America, a difference of 26.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Botswana's figure about 5.9 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	40.49 per 1,000 live births	7.98 per 1,000 live births	32.51 per 1,000 live births	Botswana
2000s	44.85 per 1,000 live births	6.65 per 1,000 live births	38.2 per 1,000 live births	Botswana
2010s	45.34 per 1,000 live births	5.72 per 1,000 live births	39.62 per 1,000 live births	Botswana
2020s	34.32 per 1,000 live births	5.4 per 1,000 live births	28.92 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 North America?: Botswana, at 32.1 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Botswana and North America?: 26.7 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?: 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.