What is infant mortality rate by sex in Botswana?

Infant mortality rate by sex in Botswana was 2.85 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 12.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 2.85 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Botswana rank for infant mortality rate by sex?

Botswana ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Botswana data come from?

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

Infant mortality rate by sex in Botswana

Name: Infant mortality rate by sex in Botswana
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Botswana: Infant mortality rate by sex was 2.85 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.85 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

41st

of 199 countries

All-time high

12.34 deaths per 100 live births

in 1954

All-time low

2.85 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1954–2024

Infant mortality rate by sex in Botswana, 1954–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate by sex in Botswana stood at 2.85 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Botswana peaked at 12.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1954 and was at its lowest, 2.85 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Botswana ranks 41st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	11.66 deaths per 100 live births	11.02 deaths per 100 live births	12.34 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	9.81 deaths per 100 live births	8.86 deaths per 100 live births	10.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	7.21 deaths per 100 live births	5.65 deaths per 100 live births	8.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	4.32 deaths per 100 live births	3.55 deaths per 100 live births	5.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.58 deaths per 100 live births	3.5 deaths per 100 live births	3.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	4 deaths per 100 live births	3.47 deaths per 100 live births	4.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.06 deaths per 100 live births	3.34 deaths per 100 live births	4.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.04 deaths per 100 live births	2.85 deaths per 100 live births	3.25 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Botswana

38 Yemen 3.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
39 Myanmar 2.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
40 Ethiopia 2.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
42 Papua New Guinea 2.85 deaths per 100 live births compare
43 Gambia 2.85 deaths per 100 live births compare
44 Angola 2.83 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate by sex in Botswana?: Infant mortality rate by sex in Botswana was 2.85 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 12.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 2.85 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Botswana rank for infant mortality rate by sex?: Botswana ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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