Number of under-five deaths, male in Botswana
Botswana: Number of under-five deaths, male was 1,142 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,142
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
93rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
2,100
in 1960
All-time low
1,142
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male 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, male in Botswana stood at 1,142. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Botswana peaked at 2,100 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1,142, in 2024.
That places Botswana 93rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,100 | — |
| 1961 | 2,069 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 2,040 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 2,018 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 2,004 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 1,987 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 1,961 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 1,923 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 1,879 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 1,832 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 1,787 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 1,740 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 1,712 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 1,709 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1,714 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 1,714 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,711 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1,690 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1,666 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1,647 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1,624 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 1,572 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 1,510 | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 1,459 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 1,413 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 1,373 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1,332 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 1,288 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 1,249 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 1,235 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1,251 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1,300 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 1,385 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 1,495 | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 1,617 | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 1,612 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,684 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 1,740 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1,786 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1,865 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 1,917 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1,934 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,935 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,944 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,956 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,877 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 1,826 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1,852 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,890 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,850 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,833 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,872 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,729 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 1,623 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 1,580 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1,509 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1,463 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,375 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 1,356 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,330 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,302 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1,256 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 1,221 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1,186 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 1,142 | -3.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1,142 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 674, 1.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1,142 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,430, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,981 | 1,832 | 2,100 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,709 | 1,647 | 1,787 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,406 | 1,235 | 1,624 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,574 | 1,251 | 1,865 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,898 | 1,826 | 1,956 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,567 | 1,330 | 1,872 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,221 | 1,142 | 1,302 | 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, male in Botswana?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Botswana was 1,142 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, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,100 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,142 in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Botswana ranks 93rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.