Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Botswana or Canada?

Botswana, at 1,741 deaths against 1,524 deaths in Canada as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Botswana and Canada?

217 deaths, with Botswana ahead.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Canada: Number of infants who die before age 1

Botswana

1,741 deaths

in 2023

Canada

1,524 deaths

in 2023

Botswana rank

94th

Canada rank

97th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Botswana
Canada

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1,741 deaths against 1,524 deaths in Canada, a difference of 217 deaths.

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

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

Botswana ranks 94th and Canada ranks 97th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Canada	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,465 deaths	14,662 deaths	12,196 deaths	Canada
1960s	2,389 deaths	9,965 deaths	7,576 deaths	Canada
1970s	2,180 deaths	5,116 deaths	2,936 deaths	Canada
1980s	1,853 deaths	3,107 deaths	1,254 deaths	Canada
1990s	2,081 deaths	2,241 deaths	159.4 deaths	Canada
2000s	2,519 deaths	1,814 deaths	705.6 deaths	Botswana
2010s	2,160 deaths	1,791 deaths	368.9 deaths	Botswana
2020s	1,812 deaths	1,575 deaths	237.75 deaths	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Botswana or Canada?: Botswana, at 1,741 deaths against 1,524 deaths in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Botswana and Canada?: 217 deaths, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Canada?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Canada rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Botswana ranks 94th and Canada ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.