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

Paraguay, at 1,913 deaths against 1,741 deaths in Botswana as of 2023.

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

172 deaths, with Paraguay ahead.

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

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 Paraguay: Number of infants who die before age 1

Botswana

1,741 deaths

in 2023

Paraguay

1,913 deaths

in 2023

Botswana rank

94th

Paraguay rank

91st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Botswana
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 1,913 deaths against 1,741 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 172 deaths.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 94th and Paraguay ranks 91st of 236 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	2,465 deaths	5,368 deaths	2,903 deaths	Paraguay
1960s	2,389 deaths	5,479 deaths	3,090 deaths	Paraguay
1970s	2,180 deaths	5,284 deaths	3,105 deaths	Paraguay
1980s	1,853 deaths	5,518 deaths	3,665 deaths	Paraguay
1990s	2,081 deaths	4,526 deaths	2,444 deaths	Paraguay
2000s	2,519 deaths	3,234 deaths	714.7 deaths	Paraguay
2010s	2,160 deaths	2,528 deaths	367.8 deaths	Paraguay
2020s	1,812 deaths	2,032 deaths	219.25 deaths	Paraguay

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 Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 1,913 deaths against 1,741 deaths in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Botswana and Paraguay?: 172 deaths, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Botswana ranks 94th and Paraguay ranks 91st 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.