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

Botswana, at 2,311 deaths against 2,309 deaths in Paraguay as of 2023.

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

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 Paraguay: Number of children who die before age 5

Botswana

2,311 deaths

in 2023

Paraguay

2,309 deaths

in 2023

Botswana rank

92nd

Paraguay rank

93rd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Botswana
Paraguay

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2,311 deaths against 2,309 deaths in Paraguay, a difference of 2 deaths.

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

Botswana ranks 92nd and Paraguay ranks 93rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,001 deaths	7,028 deaths	3,027 deaths	Paraguay
1960s	3,688 deaths	7,075 deaths	3,387 deaths	Paraguay
1970s	3,100 deaths	6,740 deaths	3,640 deaths	Paraguay
1980s	2,519 deaths	6,856 deaths	4,337 deaths	Paraguay
1990s	2,883 deaths	5,582 deaths	2,699 deaths	Paraguay
2000s	3,472 deaths	3,961 deaths	489.7 deaths	Paraguay
2010s	2,898 deaths	3,048 deaths	150.6 deaths	Paraguay
2020s	2,392 deaths	2,452 deaths	60 deaths	Paraguay

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 Paraguay?: Botswana, at 2,311 deaths against 2,309 deaths in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Botswana and Paraguay?: 2 deaths, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Botswana ranks 92nd and Paraguay ranks 93rd 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.