Number of infant deaths, female in Botswana
Botswana: Number of infant deaths, female was 858 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant 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
Botswana recorded 858 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Botswana peaked at 1,380 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 754, in 1991.
Botswana ranks 91st of 197 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.
Number of infant deaths, female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,261 | — |
| 1961 | 1,248 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 1,237 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 1,232 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1,228 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1,225 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1,212 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 1,192 | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 1,167 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 1,145 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 1,122 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1,100 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 1,091 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 1,100 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 1,114 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1,123 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1,124 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,112 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1,095 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 1,082 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 1,067 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 1,033 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 989 | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 953 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 923 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 896 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 867 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 832 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 794 | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 766 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 755 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 754 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 775 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 802 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 827 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 794 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 782 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 769 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 764 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 782 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 792 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 805 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 831 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 876 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 942 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 957 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,038 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 1,179 | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 1,270 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1,288 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1,334 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1,380 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1,264 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 1,198 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 1,175 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,125 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1,097 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,030 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 1,002 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 976 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 959 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 934 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 915 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 890 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 858 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,215 | 1,145 | 1,261 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,106 | 1,082 | 1,124 | 10 |
| 1980s | 912 | 766 | 1,067 | 10 |
| 1990s | 780.4 | 754 | 827 | 10 |
| 2000s | 997.8 | 792 | 1,288 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,158 | 976 | 1,380 | 10 |
| 2020s | 911.2 | 858 | 959 | 5 |
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More education data for Botswana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.27 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Botswana?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Botswana was 858 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 infant deaths, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,380 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 754 in 1991.
- How does Botswana rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Botswana ranks 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.