Botswana vs France: Number of infant deaths

Botswana
1,959
in 2024
France
2,185
in 2024
Botswana rank
91st
France rank
89th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Botswana
  • France
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019922024

How they compare

France currently reports 2,185 against 1,959 in Botswana, a difference of 226.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

Botswana ranks 91st and France ranks 89th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana France Difference Ahead
1960s 2,706 16,288 13,582 France
1970s 2,498 10,151 7,652 France
1980s 2,099 6,843 4,744 France
1990s 1,792 4,238 2,447 France
2000s 2,265 2,727 461.4 France
2010s 2,626 2,432 194.6 Botswana
2020s 2,081 2,294 213.4 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Botswana or France?
France, at 2,185 against 1,959 in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Botswana and France?
226, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and France?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Botswana and France rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Botswana ranks 91st and France ranks 89th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,405 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.