Neonatal mortality rate in Botswana
Botswana: Neonatal mortality rate was 17.64 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal mortality rate in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Botswana is 17.64, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Botswana peaked at 25.5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.11, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 48th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.11 | — |
| 2001 | 10.16 | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 11.8 | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 13.97 | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 16.56 | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 19.37 | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 22.09 | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 23.91 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 25.02 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 25.5 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 25.49 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 25.15 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.47 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 23.49 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 22.64 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 21.99 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 21.31 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 20.74 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 20.3 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 19.83 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 19.34 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 18.86 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 18.46 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 18.08 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 17.64 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.75 | 9.11 | 25.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.54 | 19.83 | 25.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.48 | 17.64 | 19.34 | 5 |
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- 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 neonatal mortality rate in Botswana?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Botswana was 17.64 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5 in 2009.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.11 in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Botswana ranks 48th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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