Botswana vs Senegal: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Botswana
29.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Senegal
32.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Senegal rank
52nd

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Botswana
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 32.3 per 1,000 live births against 29.6 per 1,000 live births in Botswana, a difference of 2.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 55th and Senegal ranks 52nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 139.36 per 1,000 live births 291.25 per 1,000 live births 151.89 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1970s 94.53 per 1,000 live births 248.58 per 1,000 live births 154.05 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1980s 53.14 per 1,000 live births 165.55 per 1,000 live births 112.41 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1990s 60.77 per 1,000 live births 128.75 per 1,000 live births 67.98 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2000s 66.83 per 1,000 live births 88.01 per 1,000 live births 21.18 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2010s 43.55 per 1,000 live births 48.31 per 1,000 live births 4.76 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2020s 31.88 per 1,000 live births 35.7 per 1,000 live births 3.82 per 1,000 live births Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Botswana or Senegal?
Senegal, at 32.3 per 1,000 live births against 29.6 per 1,000 live births in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Botswana and Senegal?
2.7 per 1,000 live births, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Senegal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Senegal rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Botswana ranks 55th and Senegal 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, under-5, female (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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (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, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.