Infant mortality rate in Botswana
Botswana: Infant mortality rate was 32.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Botswana stood at 32.1. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Botswana peaked at 54.32 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32.1, in 2024.
That places Botswana 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.44 | — |
| 2001 | 39.04 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.68 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 41.45 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 43.97 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 43.61 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 45.78 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 50.3 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 52.8 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 52.49 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 53.28 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 54.32 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 49.5 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 47 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 46.21 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 44.16 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 42.85 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 40 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 38.66 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 37.4 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 36.52 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 35.36 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 34.3 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 33.29 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 32.1 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.86 | 39.04 | 52.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.34 | 37.4 | 54.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.31 | 32.1 | 36.52 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,150 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1586 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.161 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Botswana?
- Infant mortality rate in Botswana was 32.1 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 54.32 in 2011.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1 in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for infant mortality rate?
- Botswana ranks 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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