Botswana vs Sudan: Mortality rate, infant
Botswana
38.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Sudan
39.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Botswana rank
31st
Sudan rank
28th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Botswana
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 39.2 per 1,000 live births against 38.2 per 1,000 live births in Botswana, a difference of 1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 31st and Sudan ranks 28th of 195 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.79 per 1,000 live births | 89.98 per 1,000 live births | 10.19 per 1,000 live births | Sudan |
| 1980s | 48.42 per 1,000 live births | 94.13 per 1,000 live births | 45.71 per 1,000 live births | Sudan |
| 1990s | 41.11 per 1,000 live births | 79.14 per 1,000 live births | 38.03 per 1,000 live births | Sudan |
| 2000s | 44.72 per 1,000 live births | 63.76 per 1,000 live births | 19.04 per 1,000 live births | Sudan |
| 2010s | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | 49.42 per 1,000 live births | 2.32 per 1,000 live births | Sudan |
| 2020s | 39.8 per 1,000 live births | 40.98 per 1,000 live births | 1.18 per 1,000 live births | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Botswana or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 39.2 per 1,000 live births against 38.2 per 1,000 live births in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Botswana and Sudan?
- 1 per 1,000 live births, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sudan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Botswana ranks 31st and Sudan ranks 28th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release