Botswana vs Eritrea: Mortality rate, under-5

Botswana
33.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eritrea
34.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Eritrea rank
54th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Botswana
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 34.3 per 1,000 live births against 33.3 per 1,000 live births in Botswana, a difference of 1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Eritrea ahead.

Botswana ranks 55th and Eritrea ranks 54th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Eritrea Difference Ahead
1970s 91.88 per 1,000 live births 215.32 per 1,000 live births 123.43 per 1,000 live births Eritrea
1980s 59.26 per 1,000 live births 208.69 per 1,000 live births 149.43 per 1,000 live births Eritrea
1990s 65.4 per 1,000 live births 121.9 per 1,000 live births 56.5 per 1,000 live births Eritrea
2000s 71.48 per 1,000 live births 69.91 per 1,000 live births 1.57 per 1,000 live births Botswana
2010s 48.55 per 1,000 live births 47.45 per 1,000 live births 1.1 per 1,000 live births Botswana
2020s 35.92 per 1,000 live births 36.64 per 1,000 live births 0.72 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, Botswana or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 34.3 per 1,000 live births against 33.3 per 1,000 live births in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Botswana and Eritrea?
1 per 1,000 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eritrea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Eritrea rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Botswana ranks 55th and Eritrea ranks 54th 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 (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 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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