Number of neonatal deaths in Botswana
Botswana: Number of neonatal deaths was 1,083 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths in Botswana, 1966–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Botswana is 1,083, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Botswana peaked at 1,469 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 394, in 1998.
That places Botswana 96th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
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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More health data for Botswana
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,025 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 46,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 24,026 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 24,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 24,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 24,238 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Botswana?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Botswana was 1,083 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,469 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 394 in 1998.
- How does Botswana rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Botswana ranks 96th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths 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, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.