Botswana vs Eritrea: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Botswana
33.31 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eritrea
34.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Botswana rank
57th
Eritrea rank
56th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Botswana
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 34.3 per 1,000 live births against 33.31 per 1,000 live births in Botswana, a difference of 0.99 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Botswana ranks 57th and Eritrea ranks 56th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5 per 1,000 live births | 69.92 per 1,000 live births | 1.58 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2010s | 48.55 per 1,000 live births | 47.45 per 1,000 live births | 1.1 per 1,000 live births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | 36.65 per 1,000 live births | 0.7463 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Botswana or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 34.3 per 1,000 live births against 33.31 per 1,000 live births in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Botswana and Eritrea?
- 0.99 per 1,000 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eritrea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Eritrea rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Botswana ranks 57th and Eritrea ranks 56th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.