Child deaths life stage, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Child deaths life stage, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths life stage, per capita in Botswana, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0 units per person for child deaths life stage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths life stage, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0022 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 98th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths life stage, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0022 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0021 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 0.002 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 0.001 units per person | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 units per person | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 units per person | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per person | +17.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per person | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 units per person | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.001 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.001 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.001 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per person | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per person | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per person | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -36.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -24.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -6.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths life stage, per capita in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -36.2% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths life stage, per capita in Botswana?
- Child deaths life stage, per capita in Botswana was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths life stage, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest child deaths life stage, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for child deaths life stage, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 98th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths life stage, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths life stage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths life stage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths life stage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths life stage Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths life stage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.