What is neonatal mortality rate in Botswana?

Neonatal mortality rate in Botswana was 1.76 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 4.07 deaths per 100 live births in 1965.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8662 deaths per 100 live births in 1999.

How does Botswana rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Botswana ranks 52nd out of 199 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 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Botswana

Name: Neonatal mortality rate 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: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.76 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.76 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

52nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

4.07 deaths per 100 live births

in 1965

All-time low

0.8662 deaths per 100 live births

in 1999

Years of data

1965–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Botswana, 1965–2024

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

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Botswana is 1.76 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of 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 4.07 deaths per 100 live births in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.8662 deaths per 100 live births, in 1999.

That places Botswana 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3.85 deaths per 100 live births	3.64 deaths per 100 live births	4.07 deaths per 100 live births	5
1970s	3.28 deaths per 100 live births	3.07 deaths per 100 live births	3.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.78 deaths per 100 live births	2.34 deaths per 100 live births	3.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.39 deaths per 100 live births	0.8662 deaths per 100 live births	2.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	0.911 deaths per 100 live births	2.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.25 deaths per 100 live births	1.98 deaths per 100 live births	2.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.85 deaths per 100 live births	1.76 deaths per 100 live births	1.93 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Botswana

49 Angola 1.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
50 Ghana 1.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
51 Bangladesh 1.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
53 Rwanda 1.74 deaths per 100 live births compare
54 India 1.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
55 Congo 1.65 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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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 neonatal mortality rate in Botswana?: Neonatal mortality rate in Botswana was 1.76 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 4.07 deaths per 100 live births in 1965.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8662 deaths per 100 live births in 1999.
How does Botswana rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Botswana ranks 52nd out of 199 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 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .