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

Botswana, at 2,311 deaths against 2,041 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2023.

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

270 deaths, with Botswana ahead.

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

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 Sri Lanka: Number of children who die before age 5

Botswana

2,311 deaths

in 2023

Sri Lanka

2,041 deaths

in 2023

Botswana rank

92nd

Sri Lanka rank

95th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Botswana
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2,311 deaths against 2,041 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 270 deaths.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Botswana ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,001 deaths	37,945 deaths	33,944 deaths	Sri Lanka
1960s	3,688 deaths	29,816 deaths	26,128 deaths	Sri Lanka
1970s	3,100 deaths	24,055 deaths	20,954 deaths	Sri Lanka
1980s	2,519 deaths	12,666 deaths	10,147 deaths	Sri Lanka
1990s	2,883 deaths	6,893 deaths	4,010 deaths	Sri Lanka
2000s	3,472 deaths	6,217 deaths	2,746 deaths	Sri Lanka
2010s	2,898 deaths	3,271 deaths	373 deaths	Sri Lanka
2020s	2,392 deaths	2,188 deaths	203.5 deaths	Botswana

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 Sri Lanka?: Botswana, at 2,311 deaths against 2,041 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Botswana and Sri Lanka?: 270 deaths, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sri Lanka?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Botswana ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 95th 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.