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
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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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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .