Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Botswana or Paraguay?

Paraguay, at 1,174 against 1,083 in Botswana as of 2024.

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

57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Paraguay: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Botswana

1,083

in 2024

Paraguay

1,174

in 2024

Botswana rank

96th

Paraguay rank

94th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Botswana
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 1,174 against 1,083 in Botswana, a difference of 91.

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

Across all 57 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 96th and Paraguay ranks 94th of 195 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	982	2,716	1,734	Paraguay
1970s	1,066	2,725	1,659	Paraguay
1980s	1,207	3,076	1,869	Paraguay
1990s	619.4	2,843	2,224	Paraguay
2000s	924.6	2,102	1,177	Paraguay
2010s	1,320	1,620	299.7	Paraguay
2020s	1,129	1,268	138.8	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Botswana or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 1,174 against 1,083 in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Botswana and Paraguay?: 91, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Botswana ranks 96th and Paraguay ranks 94th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.