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Number of infants who die before age 1 in Botswana

Botswana: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 1,741 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,741 deaths
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
94th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,552 deaths
in 2006
All-time low
1,641 deaths
in 1989
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of infants who die before age 1 in Botswana, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 1,741 deaths for number of infants who die before age 1 in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Botswana peaked at 2,552 deaths in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,641 deaths, in 1989.

Botswana ranks 94th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Number of infants who die before age 1 in Botswana, year by year

Year deaths Change
1950 2,324 deaths —
1951 2,370 deaths +2.0%
1952 2,401 deaths +1.3%
1953 2,439 deaths +1.6%
1954 2,476 deaths +1.5%
1955 2,506 deaths +1.2%
1956 2,529 deaths +0.9%
1957 2,542 deaths +0.5%
1958 2,540 deaths -0.1%
1959 2,526 deaths -0.6%
1960 2,502 deaths -1.0%
1961 2,473 deaths -1.2%
1962 2,443 deaths -1.2%
1963 2,433 deaths -0.4%
1964 2,429 deaths -0.2%
1965 2,415 deaths -0.6%
1966 2,373 deaths -1.7%
1967 2,324 deaths -2.1%
1968 2,275 deaths -2.1%
1969 2,226 deaths -2.2%
1970 2,180 deaths -2.1%
1971 2,136 deaths -2.0%
1972 2,129 deaths -0.3%
1973 2,151 deaths +1.0%
1974 2,187 deaths +1.7%
1975 2,207 deaths +0.9%
1976 2,219 deaths +0.5%
1977 2,209 deaths -0.5%
1978 2,191 deaths -0.8%
1979 2,187 deaths -0.2%
1980 2,159 deaths -1.3%
1981 2,074 deaths -3.9%
1982 1,997 deaths -3.7%
1983 1,917 deaths -4.0%
1984 1,847 deaths -3.7%
1985 1,790 deaths -3.1%
1986 1,743 deaths -2.6%
1987 1,691 deaths -3.0%
1988 1,673 deaths -1.1%
1989 1,641 deaths -1.9%
1990 1,674 deaths +2.0%
1991 1,743 deaths +4.1%
1992 1,850 deaths +6.1%
1993 1,981 deaths +7.1%
1994 2,108 deaths +6.4%
1995 2,187 deaths +3.7%
1996 2,221 deaths +1.6%
1997 2,275 deaths +2.4%
1998 2,350 deaths +3.3%
1999 2,425 deaths +3.2%
2000 2,503 deaths +3.2%
2001 2,550 deaths +1.9%
2002 2,551 deaths +0.0%
2003 2,527 deaths -0.9%
2004 2,503 deaths -0.9%
2005 2,506 deaths +0.1%
2006 2,552 deaths +1.8%
2007 2,516 deaths -1.4%
2008 2,503 deaths -0.5%
2009 2,481 deaths -0.9%
2010 2,455 deaths -1.0%
2011 2,404 deaths -2.1%
2012 2,337 deaths -2.8%
2013 2,250 deaths -3.7%
2014 2,169 deaths -3.6%
2015 2,100 deaths -3.2%
2016 2,043 deaths -2.7%
2017 1,992 deaths -2.5%
2018 1,946 deaths -2.3%
2019 1,903 deaths -2.2%
2020 1,861 deaths -2.2%
2021 1,829 deaths -1.7%
2022 1,819 deaths -0.5%
2023 1,741 deaths -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2,465 deaths 2,324 deaths 2,542 deaths 10
1960s 2,389 deaths 2,226 deaths 2,502 deaths 10
1970s 2,180 deaths 2,129 deaths 2,219 deaths 10
1980s 1,853 deaths 1,641 deaths 2,159 deaths 10
1990s 2,081 deaths 1,674 deaths 2,425 deaths 10
2000s 2,519 deaths 2,481 deaths 2,552 deaths 10
2010s 2,160 deaths 1,903 deaths 2,455 deaths 10
2020s 1,812 deaths 1,741 deaths 1,861 deaths 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 91 Paraguay 1,913 deaths compare
  2. 92 Gabon 1,889 deaths compare
  3. 93 Azerbaijan 1,878 deaths compare
  4. 95 Sri Lanka 1,653 deaths compare
  5. 96 Nicaragua 1,621 deaths compare
  6. 97 Canada 1,524 deaths compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Botswana?
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Botswana was 1,741 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 2,552 deaths in 2006.
What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 1,641 deaths in 1989.
How does Botswana rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
Botswana ranks 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.