Botswana vs France: Number of infant deaths
Botswana
1,959 deaths
in 2024
France
2,185 deaths
in 2024
Botswana rank
91st
France rank
89th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Botswana
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 2,185 deaths against 1,959 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 226 deaths.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was France ahead.
Botswana ranks 91st and France ranks 89th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and France in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,804 deaths | 23,985 deaths | 21,181 deaths | France |
| 1960s | 2,706 deaths | 16,288 deaths | 13,582 deaths | France |
| 1970s | 2,498 deaths | 10,151 deaths | 7,652 deaths | France |
| 1980s | 2,099 deaths | 6,843 deaths | 4,744 deaths | France |
| 1990s | 1,792 deaths | 4,238 deaths | 2,447 deaths | France |
| 2000s | 2,265 deaths | 2,727 deaths | 461.4 deaths | France |
| 2010s | 2,626 deaths | 2,432 deaths | 194.6 deaths | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2,081 deaths | 2,294 deaths | 213.4 deaths | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Botswana or France?
- France, at 2,185 deaths against 1,959 deaths in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Botswana and France?
- 226 deaths, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and France?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and France rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Botswana ranks 91st and France ranks 89th 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 infant 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 1 .