Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Botswana or Paraguay?

Paraguay, at 1,250 against 1,142 in Botswana as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data 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 Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Paraguay: Number of under-five deaths, male

Botswana

1,142

in 2024

Paraguay

1,250

in 2024

Botswana rank

93rd

Paraguay rank

92nd

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Botswana
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 1,250 against 1,142 in Botswana, a difference of 108.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.

Botswana ranks 93rd and Paraguay ranks 92nd of 197 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,968	3,677	1,709	Paraguay
1970s	1,709	3,676	1,967	Paraguay
1980s	1,406	3,750	2,345	Paraguay
1990s	1,574	3,075	1,502	Paraguay
2000s	1,898	2,218	320.1	Paraguay
2010s	1,567	1,696	128.7	Paraguay
2020s	1,221	1,351	130	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Botswana or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 1,250 against 1,142 in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Botswana and Paraguay?: 108, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: Botswana ranks 93rd and Paraguay ranks 92nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data 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 Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, male
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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.