Number of under-five deaths, female in Botswana
Botswana: Number of under-five deaths, female was 890 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Botswana, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, female in Botswana stood at 890. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Botswana peaked at 1,835 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 890, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 94th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,712 | 1,564 | 1,835 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,420 | 1,328 | 1,519 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,113 | 977 | 1,301 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,330 | 1,000 | 1,637 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,616 | 1,490 | 1,705 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,241 | 1,043 | 1,495 | 10 |
| 2020s | 954 | 890 | 1,023 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 16,622 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.3% (2022)
- Labor force, total 1.20 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Botswana?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Botswana was 890 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,835 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 890 in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Botswana ranks 94th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.