Botswana vs Sri Lanka: Number of youth deaths
Botswana
2,318 deaths
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2,451 deaths
in 2024
Botswana rank
98th
Sri Lanka rank
95th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Botswana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2,451 deaths against 2,318 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 133 deaths.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 199 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,607 deaths | 8,910 deaths | 5,302 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4,014 deaths | 8,162 deaths | 4,148 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3,186 deaths | 4,145 deaths | 958.6 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2,478 deaths | 2,703 deaths | 224.6 deaths | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Botswana or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2,451 deaths against 2,318 deaths in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Botswana and Sri Lanka?
- 133 deaths, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Botswana ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th 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 youth 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 under fifteen years.