Mortality rate, infant in Botswana
Botswana: Mortality rate, infant was 32.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant in Botswana, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Botswana stood at 32.1 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Botswana peaked at 118 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 32.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Botswana 42nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107.77 per 1,000 live births | 97.8 per 1,000 live births | 118 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.27 per 1,000 live births | 63.5 per 1,000 live births | 95.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.04 per 1,000 live births | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | 60 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.49 per 1,000 live births | 39.8 per 1,000 live births | 42 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.85 per 1,000 live births | 39 per 1,000 live births | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.34 per 1,000 live births | 37.4 per 1,000 live births | 54.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.32 per 1,000 live births | 32.1 per 1,000 live births | 36.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Botswana
- Population ages 65 and above, male 46,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 24,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 24,238 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 58,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 24,026 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Botswana?
- Mortality rate, infant in Botswana was 32.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 118 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Botswana ranks 42nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.