Mortality rate, neonatal in Botswana
Botswana: Mortality rate, neonatal was 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Botswana, 1965–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 17.6 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Botswana peaked at 40.7 per 1,000 live births in 1965 and was at its lowest, 8.7 per 1,000 live births, in 1999.
That places Botswana 52nd out of 195 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 | 38.56 per 1,000 live births | 36.4 per 1,000 live births | 40.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
| 1970s | 32.78 per 1,000 live births | 30.7 per 1,000 live births | 35.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.8 per 1,000 live births | 23.4 per 1,000 live births | 30.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | 21.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.76 per 1,000 live births | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 25.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.54 per 1,000 live births | 19.8 per 1,000 live births | 25.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.48 per 1,000 live births | 17.6 per 1,000 live births | 19.3 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 17, female, interpolated 24,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 24,238 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 104,610 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 24,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 24,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 24,026 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Botswana?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Botswana was 17.6 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, neonatal recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7 per 1,000 live births in 1965.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 1999.
- How does Botswana rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Botswana ranks 52nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.