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

Germany, at 2,562 deaths against 2,311 deaths in Botswana as of 2023.

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

251 deaths, with Germany ahead.

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

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.

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

Botswana

2,311 deaths

in 2023

Germany

2,562 deaths

in 2023

Botswana rank

92nd

Germany rank

91st

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Botswana
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2,562 deaths against 2,311 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 251 deaths.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Botswana ranks 92nd and Germany ranks 91st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,001 deaths	60,106 deaths	56,106 deaths	Germany
1960s	3,688 deaths	39,813 deaths	36,125 deaths	Germany
1970s	3,100 deaths	18,781 deaths	15,681 deaths	Germany
1980s	2,519 deaths	9,914 deaths	7,395 deaths	Germany
1990s	2,883 deaths	5,619 deaths	2,736 deaths	Germany
2000s	3,472 deaths	3,445 deaths	26.8 deaths	Botswana
2010s	2,898 deaths	2,883 deaths	14.8 deaths	Botswana
2020s	2,392 deaths	2,777 deaths	385.75 deaths	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Botswana or Germany?: Germany, at 2,562 deaths against 2,311 deaths in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Botswana and Germany?: 251 deaths, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Germany?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Germany rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Botswana ranks 92nd and Germany ranks 91st 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.