What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Botswana and Eritrea?

0.13 deaths per 100 live births, with Eritrea ahead.

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

41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Eritrea: Youth mortality rate

Botswana

3.87 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Eritrea

4 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Botswana rank

55th

Eritrea rank

54th

Youth mortality rate over time

Botswana
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 4 deaths per 100 live births against 3.87 deaths per 100 live births in Botswana, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Eritrea ahead.

Botswana ranks 55th and Eritrea ranks 54th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7.18 deaths per 100 live births	25.15 deaths per 100 live births	17.97 deaths per 100 live births	Eritrea
1990s	8.12 deaths per 100 live births	14.88 deaths per 100 live births	6.76 deaths per 100 live births	Eritrea
2000s	8.23 deaths per 100 live births	8.27 deaths per 100 live births	0.0438 deaths per 100 live births	Eritrea
2010s	5.61 deaths per 100 live births	5.5 deaths per 100 live births	0.1082 deaths per 100 live births	Botswana
2020s	4.17 deaths per 100 live births	4.27 deaths per 100 live births	0.0985 deaths per 100 live births	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Botswana or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 4 deaths per 100 live births against 3.87 deaths per 100 live births in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Botswana and Eritrea?: 0.13 deaths per 100 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eritrea?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Eritrea rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Botswana ranks 55th and Eritrea ranks 54th 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
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, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.