Botswana vs Gabon: Mortality rate, under-5

Botswana
33.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gabon
32.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Gabon rank
56th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Botswana
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 33.3 per 1,000 live births against 32.6 per 1,000 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.

Botswana ranks 55th and Gabon ranks 56th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Gabon Difference Ahead
1960s 148.12 per 1,000 live births 189.23 per 1,000 live births 41.11 per 1,000 live births Gabon
1970s 102.43 per 1,000 live births 135.33 per 1,000 live births 32.9 per 1,000 live births Gabon
1980s 59.26 per 1,000 live births 97.11 per 1,000 live births 37.85 per 1,000 live births Gabon
1990s 65.4 per 1,000 live births 79.58 per 1,000 live births 14.18 per 1,000 live births Gabon
2000s 71.48 per 1,000 live births 64.6 per 1,000 live births 6.88 per 1,000 live births Botswana
2010s 48.55 per 1,000 live births 45.41 per 1,000 live births 3.14 per 1,000 live births Botswana
2020s 35.92 per 1,000 live births 34.74 per 1,000 live births 1.18 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, Botswana or Gabon?
Botswana, at 33.3 per 1,000 live births against 32.6 per 1,000 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Botswana and Gabon?
0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Botswana ranks 55th and Gabon ranks 56th 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.