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

Botswana, at 1,741 deaths against 1,621 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2023.

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

120 deaths, with Botswana ahead.

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

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 Nicaragua: Number of infants who die before age 1

Botswana

1,741 deaths

in 2023

Nicaragua

1,621 deaths

in 2023

Botswana rank

94th

Nicaragua rank

96th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Botswana
Nicaragua

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1,741 deaths against 1,621 deaths in Nicaragua, a difference of 120 deaths.

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

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

Botswana ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,465 deaths	12,160 deaths	9,695 deaths	Nicaragua
1960s	2,389 deaths	12,508 deaths	10,118 deaths	Nicaragua
1970s	2,180 deaths	13,307 deaths	11,127 deaths	Nicaragua
1980s	1,853 deaths	11,673 deaths	9,820 deaths	Nicaragua
1990s	2,081 deaths	6,628 deaths	4,546 deaths	Nicaragua
2000s	2,519 deaths	3,482 deaths	963.3 deaths	Nicaragua
2010s	2,160 deaths	2,288 deaths	128.4 deaths	Nicaragua
2020s	1,812 deaths	1,717 deaths	95.25 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 Nicaragua?: Botswana, at 1,741 deaths against 1,621 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Botswana and Nicaragua?: 120 deaths, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Botswana ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 96th 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.