Botswana vs Nigeria: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years
Botswana
9.1 per 1,000
in 2024
Nigeria
8.7 per 1,000
in 2024
Botswana rank
45th
Nigeria rank
48th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years over time
- Botswana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 9.1 per 1,000 against 8.7 per 1,000 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 48th of 197 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.25 per 1,000 | 18.47 per 1,000 | 5.78 per 1,000 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 18.05 per 1,000 | 14.55 per 1,000 | 3.5 per 1,000 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 11.21 per 1,000 | 11.17 per 1,000 | 0.04 per 1,000 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 9.34 per 1,000 | 9.12 per 1,000 | 0.22 per 1,000 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, Botswana or Nigeria?
- Botswana, at 9.1 per 1,000 against 8.7 per 1,000 in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years between Botswana and Nigeria?
- 0.4 per 1,000, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Botswana ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 48th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.