Botswana vs India: Neonatal mortality rate
Botswana
1.76 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India
1.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
52nd
India rank
54th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Botswana
- India
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.76 deaths per 100 live births against 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in India, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was India ahead.
Botswana ranks 52nd and India ranks 54th of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | 8.53 deaths per 100 live births | 4.89 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1970s | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 8.02 deaths per 100 live births | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1980s | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 6.51 deaths per 100 live births | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1990s | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 5.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.72 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2000s | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2010s | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4124 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2020s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0092 deaths per 100 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Botswana or India?
- Botswana, at 1.76 deaths per 100 live births against 1.67 deaths per 100 live births in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Botswana and India?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and India?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and India rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Botswana ranks 52nd and India ranks 54th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .