Botswana vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Botswana
33.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
35.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
South Africa rank
53rd
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 35.1 per 1,000 live births against 33.3 per 1,000 live births in Botswana, a difference of 1.8 per 1,000 live births.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 53rd 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 | 91.88 per 1,000 live births | 114.93 per 1,000 live births | 23.05 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 1980s | 59.26 per 1,000 live births | 75.1 per 1,000 live births | 15.84 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 1990s | 65.4 per 1,000 live births | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2000s | 71.48 per 1,000 live births | 73.13 per 1,000 live births | 1.65 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 48.55 per 1,000 live births | 40 per 1,000 live births | 8.55 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 35.92 per 1,000 live births | 34.42 per 1,000 live births | 1.5 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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 35.1 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 South Africa?
- 1.8 per 1,000 live births, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Botswana ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 53rd 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 (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 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.