Botswana vs Gabon: Number of child deaths
Botswana
2,032 deaths
in 2024
Gabon
2,235 deaths
in 2024
Botswana rank
93rd
Gabon rank
91st
Number of child deaths over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 2,235 deaths against 2,032 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 203 deaths.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 93rd and Gabon ranks 91st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Gabon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,980 deaths | 3,426 deaths | 554 deaths | Botswana |
| 1960s | 3,694 deaths | 3,244 deaths | 449.5 deaths | Botswana |
| 1970s | 3,129 deaths | 3,071 deaths | 58 deaths | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2,518 deaths | 3,030 deaths | 511.9 deaths | Gabon |
| 1990s | 2,903 deaths | 3,035 deaths | 132 deaths | Gabon |
| 2000s | 3,514 deaths | 2,949 deaths | 564.4 deaths | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2,808 deaths | 2,752 deaths | 55.9 deaths | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2,175 deaths | 2,369 deaths | 193.6 deaths | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Botswana or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 2,235 deaths against 2,032 deaths in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Botswana and Gabon?
- 203 deaths, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Botswana ranks 93rd and Gabon ranks 91st 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 Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .