What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Botswana and OECD members?

26.26 per 1,000 live births, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and OECD members?

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 OECD members: Mortality rate, infant

Botswana

32.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

OECD members

5.84 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Botswana rank

42nd

OECD members rank

41st

Mortality rate, infant over time

Botswana
OECD members

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 32.1 per 1,000 live births against 5.84 per 1,000 live births in OECD members, a difference of 26.26 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Botswana's figure about 5.5 times OECD members's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 42nd and OECD members ranks 41st of 197 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.49 per 1,000 live births	15.03 per 1,000 live births	25.46 per 1,000 live births	Botswana
2000s	44.85 per 1,000 live births	9.48 per 1,000 live births	35.37 per 1,000 live births	Botswana
2010s	45.34 per 1,000 live births	6.87 per 1,000 live births	38.47 per 1,000 live births	Botswana
2020s	34.32 per 1,000 live births	6.03 per 1,000 live births	28.29 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 OECD members?: Botswana, at 32.1 per 1,000 live births against 5.84 per 1,000 live births in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Botswana and OECD members?: 26.26 per 1,000 live births, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and OECD members?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and OECD members rank globally for mortality rate, infant?: Botswana ranks 42nd and OECD members ranks 41st 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: 20 August 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.