Botswana vs Canada: Number of neonatal deaths
Botswana
1,083 deaths
in 2024
Canada
1,223 deaths
in 2024
Botswana rank
96th
Canada rank
93rd
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Botswana
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,223 deaths against 1,083 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 140 deaths.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Botswana ranks 96th and Canada ranks 93rd of 199 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,066 deaths | 3,465 deaths | 2,400 deaths | Canada |
| 1980s | 1,207 deaths | 1,993 deaths | 786.2 deaths | Canada |
| 1990s | 619.4 deaths | 1,531 deaths | 911.4 deaths | Canada |
| 2000s | 924.6 deaths | 1,340 deaths | 415.1 deaths | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,320 deaths | 1,361 deaths | 41.1 deaths | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,129 deaths | 1,242 deaths | 112.4 deaths | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Botswana or Canada?
- Canada, at 1,223 deaths against 1,083 deaths in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Botswana and Canada?
- 140 deaths, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Canada?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Canada rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Botswana ranks 96th and Canada ranks 93rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .