Botswana vs Rwanda: Neonatal mortality rate
Botswana
1.76 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
1.74 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
52nd
Rwanda rank
53rd
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Botswana
- Rwanda
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.76 deaths per 100 live births against 1.74 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Rwanda ahead.
Botswana ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.85 deaths per 100 live births | 6.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2.87 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 4.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 4.68 deaths per 100 live births | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2071 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0565 deaths per 100 live births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Botswana or Rwanda?
- Botswana, at 1.76 deaths per 100 live births against 1.74 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Botswana and Rwanda?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Rwanda?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Rwanda rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Botswana ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 53rd 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 .