Mortality rate, under-5, female in Botswana
Botswana: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
29.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
55th
of 196 countries
All-time high
158.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
29.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Botswana, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, female in Botswana stood at 29.6 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Botswana peaked at 158.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 29.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Botswana 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 158.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 153.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 149.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 145.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 140.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 136.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 133 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 129.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 125.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 121.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 116.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 112.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 107.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 102.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 97.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 92.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 86.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 81.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 76 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 70.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 66.3 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 62.2 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 58.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 55.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 53 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 50.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 46.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 45.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 45.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 46.3 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 48.5 per 1,000 live births | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 52.1 per 1,000 live births | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 56.6 per 1,000 live births | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 61.4 per 1,000 live births | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 61.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 66 per 1,000 live births | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 69.2 per 1,000 live births | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 71.3 per 1,000 live births | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 74.5 per 1,000 live births | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 75.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 75.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 74 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 72.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 71.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 66.3 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 61 per 1,000 live births | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 58.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 58 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 54.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 53 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 48.5 per 1,000 live births | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 43.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 41.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 40.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 37.8 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 35.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 34.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 32.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 31.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 30.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139.36 per 1,000 live births | 121.2 per 1,000 live births | 158.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 94.53 per 1,000 live births | 70.9 per 1,000 live births | 116.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.14 per 1,000 live births | 45.2 per 1,000 live births | 66.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.77 per 1,000 live births | 46.3 per 1,000 live births | 74.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.83 per 1,000 live births | 54.8 per 1,000 live births | 75.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.55 per 1,000 live births | 35.8 per 1,000 live births | 53 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.88 per 1,000 live births | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | 34.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Botswana?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Botswana was 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 158.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Botswana ranks 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.