Child mortality complete gapminder in Botswana
Botswana: Child mortality complete gapminder was 3.33 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality complete gapminder in Botswana, 1800–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 3.33 for child mortality complete gapminder in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality complete gapminder in Botswana peaked at 39.72 in 1800 and was at its lowest, 3.33, in 2024.
That places Botswana 55th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.
Child mortality complete gapminder in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 39.72 | — |
| 1801 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 39.72 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 39.72 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | 39.72 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 39.71 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 39.7 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 39.68 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 39.66 | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 39.63 | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 39.6 | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 39.56 | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 39.51 | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 39.46 | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 39.4 | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 39.34 | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 39.26 | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 39.19 | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 39.1 | -0.2% |
| 1910 | 39.02 | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 38.93 | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 38.84 | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 38.74 | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 38.65 | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 38.55 | -0.2% |
| 1916 | 38.46 | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 38.37 | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 38.27 | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 38.18 | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 38.09 | -0.2% |
| 1921 | 38 | -0.2% |
| 1922 | 37.9 | -0.2% |
| 1923 | 37.81 | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 37.72 | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 37.62 | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 37.53 | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 37.44 | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 37.34 | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 37.25 | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 37.16 | -0.2% |
| 1931 | 36.88 | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 36.6 | -0.8% |
| 1933 | 36.32 | -0.8% |
| 1934 | 36.04 | -0.8% |
| 1935 | 35.76 | -0.8% |
| 1936 | 35.49 | -0.8% |
| 1937 | 35.21 | -0.8% |
| 1938 | 34.94 | -0.8% |
| 1939 | 34.66 | -0.8% |
| 1940 | 34.39 | -0.8% |
| 1941 | 34.12 | -0.8% |
| 1942 | 33.85 | -0.8% |
| 1943 | 33.58 | -0.8% |
| 1944 | 33.31 | -0.8% |
| 1945 | 31.37 | -5.8% |
| 1946 | 29.54 | -5.8% |
| 1947 | 27.82 | -5.8% |
| 1948 | 26.2 | -5.8% |
| 1949 | 24.67 | -5.8% |
| 1950 | 23.23 | -5.8% |
| 1951 | 22.85 | -1.6% |
| 1952 | 22.11 | -3.3% |
| 1953 | 21.38 | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 20.14 | -5.8% |
| 1955 | 19.52 | -3.1% |
| 1956 | 18.89 | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 18.34 | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 17.83 | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 17.28 | -3.1% |
| 1960 | 16.78 | -2.9% |
| 1961 | 16.27 | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 15.82 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 15.39 | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 14.95 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 14.55 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 14.19 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 13.81 | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 13.39 | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 12.97 | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 12.53 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 12.07 | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 11.59 | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 11.11 | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 10.58 | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 10.04 | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 9.48 | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 8.89 | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 8.33 | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 7.81 | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 7.33 | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 6.9 | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 6.52 | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 6.19 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 5.91 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 5.66 | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 5.42 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 5.21 | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 5.07 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 5.05 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 5.15 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 5.36 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 5.71 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 6.15 | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 6.62 | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 6.64 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 7.04 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 7.34 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 7.54 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 7.85 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 7.98 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 7.93 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 7.79 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 7.67 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 7.57 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.08 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 6.6 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 6.43 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 6.37 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.06 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 5.84 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 5.88 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.39 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 5.03 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 4.9 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 4.67 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.51 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 4.21 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 4.12 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.89 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.71 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 3.57 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 3.46 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 3.33 | -3.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 3.33 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 3.33 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.89, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 39.72 | 39.72 | 39.72 | 10 |
| 1810s | 39.72 | 39.72 | 39.72 | 10 |
| 1820s | 39.72 | 39.72 | 39.72 | 10 |
| 1830s | 39.72 | 39.72 | 39.72 | 10 |
| 1840s | 39.72 | 39.72 | 39.72 | 10 |
| 1850s | 39.72 | 39.72 | 39.72 | 10 |
| 1860s | 39.72 | 39.72 | 39.72 | 10 |
| 1870s | 39.72 | 39.72 | 39.72 | 10 |
| 1880s | 39.72 | 39.72 | 39.72 | 10 |
| 1890s | 39.71 | 39.66 | 39.72 | 10 |
| 1900s | 39.41 | 39.1 | 39.63 | 10 |
| 1910s | 38.6 | 38.18 | 39.02 | 10 |
| 1920s | 37.67 | 37.25 | 38.09 | 10 |
| 1930s | 35.9 | 34.66 | 37.16 | 10 |
| 1940s | 30.89 | 24.67 | 34.39 | 10 |
| 1950s | 20.16 | 17.28 | 23.23 | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.81 | 12.97 | 16.78 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.24 | 7.81 | 12.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.93 | 5.05 | 7.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.54 | 5.15 | 7.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.15 | 6.06 | 7.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.86 | 4 | 5.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.59 | 3.33 | 3.89 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 52 Dominica 3.57 compare
- 53 South Africa 3.51 compare
- 54 Eritrea 3.43 compare
- 56 Gabon 3.26 compare
- 57 Dominican Republic 3.06 compare
- 58 Bangladesh 3.05 compare
More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- 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 mortality complete gapminder in Botswana?
- Child mortality complete gapminder in Botswana was 3.33 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality complete gapminder recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 39.72 in 1800.
- What is the lowest child mortality complete gapminder recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for child mortality complete gapminder?
- Botswana ranks 55th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality complete gapminder rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality complete gapminder. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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