Youth mortality rate in Botswana
Botswana: Youth mortality rate was 3.87 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Botswana, 1980–2024
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
In 2024, youth mortality rate in Botswana stood at 3.87 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Botswana peaked at 9.62 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.87 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 55th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.87 deaths per 100 live births | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | 9.62 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.12 deaths per 100 live births | 7.02 deaths per 100 live births | 9.16 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.23 deaths per 100 live births | 6.96 deaths per 100 live births | 9.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.61 deaths per 100 live births | 4.64 deaths per 100 live births | 6.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 deaths per 100 live births | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | 4.51 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 52 Gabon 4.06 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 53 South Africa 4.02 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 54 Eritrea 4 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 56 Dominica 3.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 57 Bangladesh 3.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 58 Laos 3.4 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Botswana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 24,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Botswana?
- Youth mortality rate in Botswana was 3.87 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.62 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.87 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for youth mortality rate?
- Botswana ranks 55th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.