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

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

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

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 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.

Botswana vs Ghana: Mortality rate, neonatal

Botswana

17.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Ghana

18.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Botswana rank

52nd

Ghana rank

49th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Botswana
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana 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.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

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

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1960s	38.56 per 1,000 live births	60.74 per 1,000 live births	22.18 per 1,000 live births	Ghana
1970s	32.78 per 1,000 live births	56.35 per 1,000 live births	23.57 per 1,000 live births	Ghana
1980s	27.8 per 1,000 live births	47.6 per 1,000 live births	19.8 per 1,000 live births	Ghana
1990s	13.9 per 1,000 live births	39.05 per 1,000 live births	25.15 per 1,000 live births	Ghana
2000s	17.76 per 1,000 live births	32.42 per 1,000 live births	14.66 per 1,000 live births	Ghana
2010s	22.54 per 1,000 live births	24.86 per 1,000 live births	2.32 per 1,000 live births	Ghana
2020s	18.48 per 1,000 live births	19.22 per 1,000 live births	0.74 per 1,000 live births	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Botswana or Ghana?: Ghana, 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 Botswana and Ghana?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Botswana ranks 52nd and Ghana ranks 49th 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.