Botswana vs South Africa: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Botswana
2.6%
in 2023
South Africa
2.6%
in 2023
Botswana rank
48th
South Africa rank
51st
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.8% | 11.4% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 7.4% | 1.1% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 5.2% | 1.4% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 4.4% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 2.6% against 2.6% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Botswana ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 51st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.