Botswana vs Iraq: Number of child deaths per woman
Botswana
0.0809 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Iraq
0.0861 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Iraq rank
53rd
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Botswana
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0809 under-five deaths per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Iraq ahead.
Botswana ranks 55th and Iraq ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1134 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.9844 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9911 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0066 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.6711 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6363 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0348 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.3291 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4195 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0904 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.2503 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2956 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0453 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.2242 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1836 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0406 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.1434 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1239 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0195 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0937 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0885 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Botswana or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0809 under-five deaths per woman in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Botswana and Iraq?
- 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Iraq?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Iraq rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Botswana ranks 55th and Iraq ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).