Number of under-five deaths, female in Botswana
Botswana: Number of under-five deaths, female was 890 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
890
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
94th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1,835
in 1960
All-time low
890
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five 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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, female in Botswana stood at 890. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Botswana peaked at 1,835 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 890, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 94th 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 under-five deaths, female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,835 | — |
| 1961 | 1,805 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 1,777 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 1,754 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 1,733 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 1,713 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 1,687 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 1,649 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 1,607 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1,564 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 1,519 | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 1,475 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 1,444 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 1,432 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1,428 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1,424 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1,409 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 1,386 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 1,354 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 1,328 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 1,301 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 1,257 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 1,202 | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 1,156 | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 1,115 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 1,079 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 1,045 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 1,011 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 983 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 977 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1,000 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1,049 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 1,133 | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 1,241 | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 1,358 | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 1,365 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,446 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 1,510 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 1,556 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1,637 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1,686 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1,705 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,701 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,696 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,691 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,606 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1,521 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1,519 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,540 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,490 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1,462 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1,495 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,377 | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 1,284 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 1,247 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1,193 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1,158 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1,087 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 1,068 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,043 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,023 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 980 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 952 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 925 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 890 | -3.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 890 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 535, 1.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 890 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,955, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,712 | 1,564 | 1,835 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,420 | 1,328 | 1,519 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,113 | 977 | 1,301 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,330 | 1,000 | 1,637 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,616 | 1,490 | 1,705 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,241 | 1,043 | 1,495 | 10 |
| 2020s | 954 | 890 | 1,023 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Botswana?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Botswana was 890 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,835 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 890 in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Botswana ranks 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.