Botswana vs Paraguay: Number of infant deaths
Botswana
1,959 deaths
in 2024
Paraguay
1,982 deaths
in 2024
Botswana rank
91st
Paraguay rank
90th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Botswana
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1,982 deaths against 1,959 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 23 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Paraguay ahead.
Botswana ranks 91st and Paraguay ranks 90th of 199 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 | 2,817 deaths | 4,853 deaths | 2,036 deaths | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 2,706 deaths | 5,236 deaths | 2,531 deaths | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 2,498 deaths | 5,405 deaths | 2,907 deaths | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 2,099 deaths | 5,641 deaths | 3,542 deaths | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 1,792 deaths | 4,638 deaths | 2,846 deaths | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2,265 deaths | 3,402 deaths | 1,136 deaths | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2,626 deaths | 2,663 deaths | 36.6 deaths | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 2,081 deaths | 2,135 deaths | 54.2 deaths | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Botswana or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1,982 deaths against 1,959 deaths in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Botswana and Paraguay?
- 23 deaths, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Botswana ranks 91st and Paraguay ranks 90th 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 .