What is number of under-five deaths in Botswana?

Number of under-five deaths in Botswana was 2,032 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 3,935 in 1960.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 2,032 in 2024.

How does Botswana rank for number of under-five deaths?

Botswana ranks 93rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Botswana

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Botswana
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Botswana: Number of under-five deaths was 2,032 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2,032

Change on year

down 3.7%

World rank

93rd

of 195 countries

All-time high

3,935

in 1960

All-time low

2,032

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Botswana, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

Botswana recorded 2,032 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Botswana peaked at 3,935 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2,032, in 2024.

Botswana ranks 93rd 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	3,694	3,396	3,935	10
1970s	3,129	2,975	3,306	10
1980s	2,518	2,212	2,925	10
1990s	2,903	2,251	3,502	10
2000s	3,514	3,340	3,647	10
2010s	2,808	2,373	3,367	10
2020s	2,175	2,032	2,325	5

Countries ranked near Botswana

90 Azerbaijan 2,272 compare
91 Gabon 2,235 compare
92 Paraguay 2,227 compare
94 Tunisia 2,027 compare
95 Canada 1,949 compare
96 Sri Lanka 1,898 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Botswana?: Number of under-five deaths in Botswana was 2,032 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 3,935 in 1960.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 2,032 in 2024.
How does Botswana rank for number of under-five deaths?: Botswana ranks 93rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.