Botswana vs Tajikistan: Number of child deaths per woman

Botswana
0.0809 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Tajikistan
0.0855 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Botswana rank
55th
Tajikistan rank
54th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Botswana
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 0.0855 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0809 under-five deaths per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.0046 under-five deaths per woman.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Botswana ranks 55th and Tajikistan ranks 54th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6358 under-five deaths per woman 0.9047 under-five deaths per woman 0.2689 under-five deaths per woman Tajikistan
1980s 0.3291 under-five deaths per woman 0.662 under-five deaths per woman 0.333 under-five deaths per woman Tajikistan
1990s 0.2503 under-five deaths per woman 0.4747 under-five deaths per woman 0.2245 under-five deaths per woman Tajikistan
2000s 0.2242 under-five deaths per woman 0.2 under-five deaths per woman 0.0242 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 0.0937 under-five deaths per woman 0.0915 under-five deaths per woman 0.0022 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 Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 0.0855 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 Tajikistan?
0.0046 under-five deaths per woman, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tajikistan?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Tajikistan rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Botswana ranks 55th and Tajikistan ranks 54th 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

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).