Number of neonatal deaths by region in Botswana
Botswana: Number of neonatal deaths by region was 1,083 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Botswana, 1966–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths by region in Botswana is 1,083, measured in 2024.
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 deaths by region in Botswana peaked at 1,469 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 394, in 1998.
Botswana ranks 96th of 195 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 deaths by region in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1,046 | — |
| 1967 | 1,019 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 993 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 971 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 954 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 944 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 961 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 994 | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 1,036 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 1,075 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 1,117 | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 1,151 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1,188 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1,235 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1,266 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1,262 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1,269 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,264 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1,258 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1,243 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1,216 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 1,164 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 1,099 | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 1,027 | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 947 | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 863 | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 790 | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 719 | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 642 | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 552 | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 473 | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 420 | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 394 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 394 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 427 | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 485 | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 569 | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 680 | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 817 | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 986 | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 1,164 | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 1,294 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 1,384 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 1,440 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1,469 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,462 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,431 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,367 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1,317 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1,282 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,250 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,225 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,208 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,191 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,168 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,151 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1,137 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,108 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1,083 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,007 | 971 | 1,046 | 4 |
| 1970s | 1,066 | 944 | 1,235 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,207 | 1,027 | 1,269 | 10 |
| 1990s | 619.4 | 394 | 947 | 10 |
| 2000s | 924.6 | 427 | 1,440 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,320 | 1,191 | 1,469 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,129 | 1,083 | 1,168 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths by region in Botswana?
- Number of neonatal deaths by region in Botswana was 1,083 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,469 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 394 in 1998.
- How does Botswana rank for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Botswana ranks 96th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths by region 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.