Botswana vs Eritrea: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Botswana
36.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eritrea
38.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Eritrea rank
52nd
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Botswana
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 38.3 per 1,000 live births against 36.8 per 1,000 live births in Botswana, a difference of 1.5 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Eritrea ahead.
Botswana ranks 55th and Eritrea ranks 52nd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.24 per 1,000 live births | 228.76 per 1,000 live births | 132.52 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 65.06 per 1,000 live births | 222.46 per 1,000 live births | 157.4 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 69.8 per 1,000 live births | 132.28 per 1,000 live births | 62.48 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 75.86 per 1,000 live births | 76.9 per 1,000 live births | 1.04 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 53.33 per 1,000 live births | 52.67 per 1,000 live births | 0.66 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 39.56 per 1,000 live births | 40.84 per 1,000 live births | 1.28 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Botswana or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 38.3 per 1,000 live births against 36.8 per 1,000 live births in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Botswana and Eritrea?
- 1.5 per 1,000 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eritrea?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Eritrea rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Botswana ranks 55th and Eritrea 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, male (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
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.