Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Azerbaijan or Botswana?

Botswana, at 2,311 deaths against 2,232 deaths in Azerbaijan as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Azerbaijan and Botswana?

79 deaths, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Botswana?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Botswana: Number of children who die before age 5

Azerbaijan

2,232 deaths

in 2023

Botswana

2,311 deaths

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

94th

Botswana rank

92nd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Azerbaijan
Botswana

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2,311 deaths against 2,232 deaths in Azerbaijan, a difference of 79 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Botswana ranks 92nd of 236 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Botswana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28,059 deaths	4,001 deaths	24,059 deaths	Azerbaijan
1960s	29,344 deaths	3,688 deaths	25,656 deaths	Azerbaijan
1970s	19,375 deaths	3,100 deaths	16,275 deaths	Azerbaijan
1980s	20,677 deaths	2,519 deaths	18,158 deaths	Azerbaijan
1990s	15,767 deaths	2,883 deaths	12,884 deaths	Azerbaijan
2000s	7,775 deaths	3,472 deaths	4,303 deaths	Azerbaijan
2010s	5,000 deaths	2,898 deaths	2,102 deaths	Azerbaijan
2020s	2,534 deaths	2,392 deaths	142.5 deaths	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Azerbaijan or Botswana?: Botswana, at 2,311 deaths against 2,232 deaths in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Azerbaijan and Botswana?: 79 deaths, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Botswana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Botswana rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Botswana ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.