Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Botswana or Nicaragua?

Botswana, at 1,004 deaths against 860 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Botswana and Nicaragua?

144 deaths, with Botswana ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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.

Botswana vs Nicaragua: Number of neonatal deaths

Botswana

1,004 deaths

in 2019

Nicaragua

860 deaths

in 2019

Botswana rank

93rd

Nicaragua rank

95th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Botswana
Nicaragua

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1,004 deaths against 860 deaths in Nicaragua, a difference of 144 deaths.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Botswana ranks 93rd and Nicaragua ranks 95th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	768.6 deaths	3,518 deaths	2,749 deaths	Nicaragua
1960s	928.1 deaths	3,478 deaths	2,550 deaths	Nicaragua
1970s	1,015 deaths	3,492 deaths	2,478 deaths	Nicaragua
1980s	1,069 deaths	3,398 deaths	2,329 deaths	Nicaragua
1990s	1,157 deaths	2,556 deaths	1,399 deaths	Nicaragua
2000s	1,204 deaths	1,611 deaths	407.2 deaths	Nicaragua
2010s	1,082 deaths	1,084 deaths	2.5 deaths	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Botswana or Nicaragua?: Botswana, at 1,004 deaths against 860 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Botswana and Nicaragua?: 144 deaths, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Botswana ranks 93rd and Nicaragua ranks 95th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.