Botswana vs Paraguay: Number of child deaths
Botswana
2,032 deaths
in 2024
Paraguay
2,227 deaths
in 2024
Botswana rank
93rd
Paraguay rank
92nd
Number of child deaths over time
- Botswana
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2,227 deaths against 2,032 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 195 deaths.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.
Botswana ranks 93rd and Paraguay ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,667 deaths | 6,746 deaths | 3,079 deaths | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 3,129 deaths | 6,745 deaths | 3,616 deaths | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 2,518 deaths | 6,813 deaths | 4,295 deaths | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 2,903 deaths | 5,515 deaths | 2,612 deaths | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 3,514 deaths | 3,954 deaths | 440.4 deaths | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2,808 deaths | 3,018 deaths | 209.6 deaths | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 2,175 deaths | 2,405 deaths | 229.6 deaths | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Botswana or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2,227 deaths against 2,032 deaths in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Botswana and Paraguay?
- 195 deaths, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Botswana ranks 93rd and Paraguay ranks 92nd 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 .