Botswana vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Botswana
36.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
37.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
South Africa rank
54th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 37.6 per 1,000 live births against 36.8 per 1,000 live births in Botswana, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 54th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.35 per 1,000 live births | 115.95 per 1,000 live births | 22.6 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 1980s | 65.06 per 1,000 live births | 81.38 per 1,000 live births | 16.32 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 1990s | 69.8 per 1,000 live births | 64.78 per 1,000 live births | 5.02 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2000s | 75.86 per 1,000 live births | 76.83 per 1,000 live births | 0.97 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 53.33 per 1,000 live births | 42.69 per 1,000 live births | 10.64 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 39.56 per 1,000 live births | 36.9 per 1,000 live births | 2.66 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Botswana or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 37.6 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 South Africa?
- 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Botswana ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 54th 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, 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.