Botswana vs Marshall Islands: Number of child deaths per woman
Botswana
0.0809 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Marshall Islands
0.0801 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Botswana rank
55th
Marshall Islands rank
56th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Botswana
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0809 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0801 under-five deaths per woman in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 55th and Marshall Islands ranks 56th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 7 and Marshall Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1093 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 1960s | 0.9844 under-five deaths per woman | 0.827 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1574 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.6711 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5572 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1139 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.3291 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3985 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0694 under-five deaths per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 0.2503 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2303 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0199 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.2242 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1731 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0512 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.1434 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1127 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0307 under-five deaths per woman | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.1069 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0821 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0247 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 Marshall Islands?
- Botswana, at 0.0809 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0801 under-five deaths per woman in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Botswana and Marshall Islands?
- 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Marshall Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Marshall Islands rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Botswana ranks 55th and Marshall Islands ranks 56th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).