Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Botswana
Botswana: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 1,083 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,083 deaths
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
96th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1,469 deaths
in 2010
All-time low
394 deaths
in 1998
Years of data
59
1966–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Botswana, 1966–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Botswana stood at 1,083 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Botswana peaked at 1,469 deaths in 2010 and was at its lowest, 394 deaths, in 1998.
Botswana ranks 96th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Botswana, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1,046 deaths | — |
| 1967 | 1,019 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 993 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 971 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 954 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 944 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 961 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 994 deaths | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 1,036 deaths | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 1,075 deaths | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 1,117 deaths | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 1,151 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1,188 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1,235 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1,266 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1,262 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1,269 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,264 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1,258 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1,243 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1,216 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 1,164 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 1,099 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 1,027 deaths | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 947 deaths | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 863 deaths | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 790 deaths | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 719 deaths | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 642 deaths | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 552 deaths | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 473 deaths | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 420 deaths | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 394 deaths | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 394 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 427 deaths | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 485 deaths | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 569 deaths | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 680 deaths | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 817 deaths | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 986 deaths | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 1,164 deaths | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 1,294 deaths | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 1,384 deaths | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 1,440 deaths | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1,469 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,462 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,431 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,367 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1,317 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1,282 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,250 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,225 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,208 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,191 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,168 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,151 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1,137 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,108 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1,083 deaths | -2.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1,083 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788 deaths, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1,083 deaths is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,437 deaths, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,007 deaths | 971 deaths | 1,046 deaths | 4 |
| 1970s | 1,066 deaths | 944 deaths | 1,235 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,207 deaths | 1,027 deaths | 1,269 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 619.4 deaths | 394 deaths | 947 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 924.6 deaths | 427 deaths | 1,440 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,320 deaths | 1,191 deaths | 1,469 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,129 deaths | 1,083 deaths | 1,168 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Botswana?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Botswana was 1,083 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,469 deaths in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 394 deaths in 1998.
- How does Botswana rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Botswana ranks 96th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .