What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Angola and Botswana?

0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Angola ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Botswana: Mortality rate, neonatal

Angola

18.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Botswana

17.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Angola rank

49th

Botswana rank

52nd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Angola
Botswana

How they compare

Angola currently reports 18.1 per 1,000 live births against 17.6 per 1,000 live births in Botswana, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 49th and Botswana ranks 52nd of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Botswana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Botswana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	45.9 per 1,000 live births	23.4 per 1,000 live births	22.5 per 1,000 live births	Angola
1990s	44.17 per 1,000 live births	13.9 per 1,000 live births	30.27 per 1,000 live births	Angola
2000s	33.5 per 1,000 live births	17.76 per 1,000 live births	15.74 per 1,000 live births	Angola
2010s	21.9 per 1,000 live births	22.54 per 1,000 live births	0.64 per 1,000 live births	Botswana
2020s	18.68 per 1,000 live births	18.48 per 1,000 live births	0.2 per 1,000 live births	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Angola or Botswana?: Angola, at 18.1 per 1,000 live births against 17.6 per 1,000 live births in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Angola and Botswana?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Botswana?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Angola and Botswana rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Angola ranks 49th and Botswana ranks 52nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (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, neonatal (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: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.