What is child mortality rate in Botswana?

Child mortality rate in Botswana was 3.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 20.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 3.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Botswana rank for child mortality rate?

Botswana ranks 55th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Botswana data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Botswana

Name: Child mortality rate in Botswana
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Botswana: Child mortality rate was 3.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.33 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

55th

of 200 countries

All-time high

20.14 deaths per 100 live births

in 1954

All-time low

3.33 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1954–2024

Child mortality rate in Botswana, 1954–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Botswana is 3.33 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Botswana peaked at 20.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1954 and was at its lowest, 3.33 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Botswana ranks 55th of 200 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	18.67 deaths per 100 live births	17.28 deaths per 100 live births	20.14 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	14.81 deaths per 100 live births	12.97 deaths per 100 live births	16.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	10.24 deaths per 100 live births	7.81 deaths per 100 live births	12.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.93 deaths per 100 live births	5.05 deaths per 100 live births	7.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	6.54 deaths per 100 live births	5.15 deaths per 100 live births	7.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	7.15 deaths per 100 live births	6.06 deaths per 100 live births	7.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.85 deaths per 100 live births	4 deaths per 100 live births	5.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.59 deaths per 100 live births	3.33 deaths per 100 live births	3.89 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Botswana

52 Dominica 3.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
53 South Africa 3.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
54 Eritrea 3.43 deaths per 100 live births compare
56 Gabon 3.26 deaths per 100 live births compare
57 Dominican Republic 3.06 deaths per 100 live births compare
58 Bangladesh 3.05 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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)

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Botswana?: Child mortality rate in Botswana was 3.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 20.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 3.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Botswana rank for child mortality rate?: Botswana ranks 55th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Botswana data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.