How does Botswana rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?

Botswana ranks 151st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Botswana

Name: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Botswana
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Botswana: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0016 units per square kilometre

Change on year

down 2.7%

World rank

151st

of 195 countries

All-time high

0.0024 units per square kilometre

in 2011

All-time low

0.0013 units per square kilometre

in 1991

Years of data

1961–2023

Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Botswana is 0.0016 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0024 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per square kilometre, in 1991.

Botswana ranks 151st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1961 to 2023.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0022 units per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0022 units per square kilometre	-0.9%
1963	0.0022 units per square kilometre	-0.4%
1964	0.0022 units per square kilometre	-0.3%
1965	0.0022 units per square kilometre	-0.2%
1966	0.0021 units per square kilometre	-1.1%
1967	0.0021 units per square kilometre	-1.7%
1968	0.0021 units per square kilometre	-2.1%
1969	0.002 units per square kilometre	-1.9%
1970	0.002 units per square kilometre	-2.0%
1971	0.0019 units per square kilometre	-2.0%
1972	0.0019 units per square kilometre	-0.8%
1973	0.0019 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
1974	0.002 units per square kilometre	+1.3%
1975	0.002 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
1976	0.002 units per square kilometre	+0.1%
1977	0.002 units per square kilometre	-1.1%
1978	0.0019 units per square kilometre	-1.5%
1979	0.0019 units per square kilometre	-1.2%
1980	0.0019 units per square kilometre	-1.4%
1981	0.0018 units per square kilometre	-3.2%
1982	0.0017 units per square kilometre	-4.3%
1983	0.0017 units per square kilometre	-3.6%
1984	0.0016 units per square kilometre	-3.1%
1985	0.0016 units per square kilometre	-2.9%
1986	0.0015 units per square kilometre	-3.2%
1987	0.0015 units per square kilometre	-4.0%
1988	0.0014 units per square kilometre	-4.6%
1989	0.0014 units per square kilometre	-3.5%
1990	0.0013 units per square kilometre	-1.4%
1991	0.0013 units per square kilometre	-0.1%
1992	0.0014 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1993	0.0014 units per square kilometre	+3.5%
1994	0.0015 units per square kilometre	+3.1%
1995	0.0014 units per square kilometre	-4.0%
1996	0.0014 units per square kilometre	-1.5%
1997	0.0014 units per square kilometre	-1.7%
1998	0.0013 units per square kilometre	-0.7%
1999	0.0014 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
2000	0.0014 units per square kilometre	+1.3%
2001	0.0014 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
2002	0.0015 units per square kilometre	+3.2%
2003	0.0015 units per square kilometre	+5.4%
2004	0.0017 units per square kilometre	+7.5%
2005	0.0017 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
2006	0.0018 units per square kilometre	+8.5%
2007	0.0021 units per square kilometre	+13.6%
2008	0.0022 units per square kilometre	+7.7%
2009	0.0023 units per square kilometre	+1.4%
2010	0.0024 units per square kilometre	+3.6%
2011	0.0024 units per square kilometre	+3.4%
2012	0.0022 units per square kilometre	-8.4%
2013	0.0021 units per square kilometre	-5.2%
2014	0.0021 units per square kilometre	-1.9%
2015	0.002 units per square kilometre	-4.3%
2016	0.0019 units per square kilometre	-2.5%
2017	0.0018 units per square kilometre	-6.1%
2018	0.0018 units per square kilometre	-2.7%
2019	0.0017 units per square kilometre	-2.6%
2020	0.0017 units per square kilometre	-1.7%
2021	0.0016 units per square kilometre	-2.6%
2022	0.0016 units per square kilometre	-2.0%
2023	0.0016 units per square kilometre	-2.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0021 units per square kilometre	0.002 units per square kilometre	0.0022 units per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.002 units per square kilometre	0.0019 units per square kilometre	0.002 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0016 units per square kilometre	0.0014 units per square kilometre	0.0019 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0014 units per square kilometre	0.0013 units per square kilometre	0.0015 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0018 units per square kilometre	0.0014 units per square kilometre	0.0023 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.002 units per square kilometre	0.0017 units per square kilometre	0.0024 units per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0016 units per square kilometre	0.0016 units per square kilometre	0.0017 units per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Botswana

148 Poland 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
149 Bhutan 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
150 Namibia 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
152 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
153 Belize 0.0015 units per square kilometre compare
154 Serbia 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare

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More education data for Botswana

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Botswana?: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 0.0024 units per square kilometre in 2011.
What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per square kilometre in 1991.
How does Botswana rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?: Botswana ranks 151st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 12,098 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.