Which has higher number of infant deaths, Botswana or Gabon?

Botswana, at 1,959 deaths against 1,777 deaths in Gabon as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Botswana and Gabon?

182 deaths, with Botswana ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.

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.

Botswana vs Gabon: Number of infant deaths

Botswana

1,959 deaths

in 2024

Gabon

1,777 deaths

in 2024

Botswana rank

91st

Gabon rank

92nd

Number of infant deaths over time

Botswana
Gabon

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1,959 deaths against 1,777 deaths in Gabon, a difference of 182 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 91st and Gabon ranks 92nd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,804 deaths	1,766 deaths	1,037 deaths	Botswana
1960s	2,706 deaths	1,817 deaths	888.5 deaths	Botswana
1970s	2,498 deaths	1,941 deaths	557.1 deaths	Botswana
1980s	2,099 deaths	2,084 deaths	15.4 deaths	Botswana
1990s	1,792 deaths	2,140 deaths	348.1 deaths	Gabon
2000s	2,265 deaths	2,095 deaths	170.6 deaths	Botswana
2010s	2,626 deaths	2,109 deaths	517.4 deaths	Botswana
2020s	2,081 deaths	1,882 deaths	198.6 deaths	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Botswana or Gabon?: Botswana, at 1,959 deaths against 1,777 deaths in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Botswana and Gabon?: 182 deaths, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Botswana ranks 91st and Gabon ranks 92nd 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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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .