Child mortality rate in Botswana
Botswana: Child mortality rate was 4.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Botswana, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Botswana is 4.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Botswana peaked at 12.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2019.
That places Botswana 43rd out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 7.8% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 10 |
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More health data for Botswana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 24,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Botswana?
- Child mortality rate in Botswana was 4.1% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for child mortality rate?
- Botswana ranks 43rd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five