Infant Mortality Rate: Botswana
Botswana's infant mortality rate is currently 32.1 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Botswana Infant Mortality Rate Botswana's infant mortality rate stands at 32.
Current (2024)
32.1 per 1,000 births
-3.6% y/y
Peak (1960)
118 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
32.1 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Botswana
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Botswana
Analysis# Botswana Infant Mortality Rate
Botswana's infant mortality rate stands at 32.1 per 1,000 births in 2024, marking a historic low for the country. This represents a dramatic 72.8% decline from the 1960 peak of 118 per 1,000 births. Over six decades, Botswana has transformed childhood survival outcomes through investments in healthcare infrastructure, maternal care, and disease prevention.
The downward trajectory accelerated notably from 2015 onward, with the rate falling from 44.2 to 32.1 per 1,000 births in just nine years. This sustained improvement reflects progress in reducing preventable causes of infant mortality, including infectious diseases and complications during childbirth. Continuation of this trend depends on maintaining healthcare access and quality across both urban and rural populations.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32.1 per 1,000 births | -3.60% |
| 2023 | 33.3 per 1,000 births | -2.92% |
| 2022 | 34.3 per 1,000 births | -3.11% |
| 2021 | 35.4 per 1,000 births | -3.01% |
| 2020 | 36.5 per 1,000 births | -2.41% |
| 2019 | 37.4 per 1,000 births | -3.36% |
| 2018 | 38.7 per 1,000 births | -3.25% |
| 2017 | 40 per 1,000 births | -6.54% |
| 2016 | 42.8 per 1,000 births | -3.17% |
| 2015 | 44.2 per 1,000 births | -4.33% |
| 2014 | 46.2 per 1,000 births | -1.70% |
| 2013 | 47 per 1,000 births | -5.05% |
| 2012 | 49.5 per 1,000 births | -8.84% |
| 2011 | 54.3 per 1,000 births | +1.88% |
| 2010 | 53.3 per 1,000 births | +1.52% |
| 2009 | 52.5 per 1,000 births | -0.57% |
| 2008 | 52.8 per 1,000 births | +4.97% |
| 2007 | 50.3 per 1,000 births | +9.83% |
| 2006 | 45.8 per 1,000 births | +5.05% |
| 2005 | 43.6 per 1,000 births | -0.91% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 44 per 1,000 births | +6.28% |
| 2003 | 41.4 per 1,000 births | +4.28% |
| 2002 | 39.7 per 1,000 births | +1.79% |
| 2001 | 39 per 1,000 births | -1.02% |
| 2000 | 39.4 per 1,000 births | -1.25% |
| 1999 | 39.9 per 1,000 births | +0.25% |
| 1998 | 39.8 per 1,000 births | -1.49% |
| 1997 | 40.4 per 1,000 births | -0.74% |
| 1996 | 40.7 per 1,000 births | +0.25% |
| 1995 | 40.6 per 1,000 births | -3.33% |
| 1994 | 42 per 1,000 births | +1.94% |
| 1993 | 41.2 per 1,000 births | +1.73% |
| 1992 | 40.5 per 1,000 births | +1.76% |
| 1991 | 39.8 per 1,000 births | -0.50% |
| 1990 | 40 per 1,000 births | -1.23% |
| 1989 | 40.5 per 1,000 births | -2.64% |
| 1988 | 41.6 per 1,000 births | -4.15% |
| 1987 | 43.4 per 1,000 births | -4.41% |
| 1986 | 45.4 per 1,000 births | -4.42% |
| 1985 | 47.5 per 1,000 births | -4.04% |
| 1984 | 49.5 per 1,000 births | -4.07% |
| 1983 | 51.6 per 1,000 births | -4.44% |
| 1982 | 54 per 1,000 births | -5.10% |
| 1981 | 56.9 per 1,000 births | -5.17% |
| 1980 | 60 per 1,000 births | -5.51% |
| 1979 | 63.5 per 1,000 births | -5.65% |
| 1978 | 67.3 per 1,000 births | -5.48% |
| 1977 | 71.2 per 1,000 births | -5.57% |
| 1976 | 75.4 per 1,000 births | -4.80% |
| 1975 | 79.2 per 1,000 births | -4.46% |
| 1974 | 82.9 per 1,000 births | -3.94% |
| 1973 | 86.3 per 1,000 births | -3.47% |
| 1972 | 89.4 per 1,000 births | -3.14% |
| 1971 | 92.3 per 1,000 births | -3.05% |
| 1970 | 95.2 per 1,000 births | -2.66% |
| 1969 | 97.8 per 1,000 births | -2.40% |
| 1968 | 100.2 per 1,000 births | -2.34% |
| 1967 | 102.6 per 1,000 births | -1.91% |
| 1966 | 104.6 per 1,000 births | -1.78% |
| 1965 | 106.5 per 1,000 births | -1.93% |
| 1964 | 108.6 per 1,000 births | -2.07% |
| 1963 | 110.9 per 1,000 births | -1.95% |
| 1962 | 113.1 per 1,000 births | -1.99% |
| 1961 | 115.4 per 1,000 births | -2.20% |
| 1960 | 118 per 1,000 births | — |
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