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Botswana - Infant Mortality Rate 2009

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
49.3 +0.3 from 2008 Global rank: 158th

Botswana's infant mortality rate was 49.3 in 2009, increased +0.3 from 49.0 in 2008. This was the 158th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 2009
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Iceland 2.1 -4.5%
2nd Singapore 2.2 -4.3%
3rd Japan 2.4 -4.0%
4th Luxembourg 2.4 -4.0%
5th Finland 2.6 -3.7%
6th Sweden 2.6 0.0%
7th San Marino 2.7 -3.6%
8th Czechia 2.8 -6.7%
9th Norway 2.8 -3.4%
10th Slovenia 2.8 -3.4%
11th Cyprus 2.9 -6.5%
12th France 3.1 -3.1%
13th Portugal 3.1 -3.1%
14th Spain 3.3 -2.9%
15th Greece 3.3 -2.9%
16th Monaco 3.3 -2.9%
17th Italy 3.4 -2.9%
18th Korea 3.4 -5.6%
19th Germany 3.5 -2.8%
20th Denmark 3.6 -2.7%
21st Austria 3.7 -2.6%
22nd Ireland 3.7 -2.6%
23rd Belgium 3.8 0.0%
24th Israel 3.8 -2.6%
25th Estonia 3.9 -9.3%
26th Netherlands 3.9 -2.5%
27th Switzerland 4.0 0.0%
28th European Union 4.1 -3.6%
29th Australia 4.2 -4.5%
30th Andorra 4.4 -6.4%
31st Belarus 4.6 -9.8%
32nd United Kingdom 4.6 -4.2%
33rd Croatia 4.8 -4.0%
34th Canada 5.0 -2.0%
35th Cuba 5.0 -2.0%
36th New Zealand 5.2 -1.9%
37th Hungary 5.3 -3.6%
38th Lithuania 5.4 -10.0%
39th Poland 5.4 -5.3%
40th Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6 -1.8%
41st Slovak Republic 5.9 -3.3%
42nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.0 -1.6%
43rd Malta 6.0 0.0%
44th Montenegro 6.3 -10.0%
45th United States 6.4 -1.5%
46th Malaysia 6.5 0.0%
47th Serbia 6.7 -2.9%
48th Latvia 6.9 -5.5%
49th United Arab Emirates 7.2 -1.4%
50th Bahrain 7.4 -5.1%
51st Chile 7.6 0.0%
52nd Qatar 7.7 -2.5%
53rd Brunei Darussalam 8.0 0.0%
54th Russian Federation 8.6 -4.4%
55th Bulgaria 9.3 -3.1%
56th Costa Rica 9.3 -1.1%
57th Kuwait 9.3 -2.1%
58th Oman 9.6 -2.0%
59th Antigua and Barbuda 9.7 -3.0%
60th North Macedonia 9.7 -5.8%
61st Uruguay 9.7 -4.9%
62nd Albania 10.4 -6.3%
63rd Tonga 10.8 -2.7%
64th Romania 11.1 -6.7%
65th Saudi Arabia 11.2 -6.7%
66th Lebanon 11.4 -2.6%
67th Ukraine 11.9 -4.8%
68th Seychelles 12.5 0.8%
69th Thailand 12.6 -3.8%
70th Argentina 12.8 -3.0%
71st Georgia 12.8 -9.2%
72nd Maldives 12.8 -7.9%
73rd Barbados 12.9 -1.5%
74th Sri Lanka 13.0 34.0%
75th Mauritius 13.0 -1.5%
76th China 13.6 -8.1%
77th Grenada 13.6 2.3%
78th Bahamas, The 13.7 -2.1%
79th Libya 13.8 -6.1%
80th British Virgin Islands 13.9 0.0%
81st Panama 15.1 -3.2%
82nd Moldova 15.6 -2.5%
83rd Türkiye 15.7 -7.1%
84th Belize 15.9 -1.9%
85th St. Kitts and Nevis 16.1 0.0%
86th St. Lucia 16.1 0.0%
87th El Salvador 16.4 -4.7%
88th Brazil 16.7 -5.1%
89th Ecuador 16.7 -4.0%
90th Colombia 16.8 -2.9%
91st Mexico 16.8 -2.9%
92nd Palau 16.8 -1.8%
93rd Viet Nam 16.8 -1.2%
94th Tunisia 16.9 -1.7%
95th Fiji 17.1 -1.7%
96th Armenia 17.2 -5.0%
97th Samoa 17.4 14.5%
98th Jordan 17.5 -2.8%
99th Peru 17.5 -4.4%
100th Syrian Arab Republic 17.6 0.0%
101st Jamaica 17.9 0.0%
102nd Vanuatu 17.9 -3.2%
103rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 18.1 -5.7%
104th Kazakhstan 18.5 -9.3%
105th Nicaragua 19.4 -4.9%
106th West Bank and Gaza 19.7 -3.4%
107th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.7 -1.5%
108th Kosovo 19.8 -7.9%
109th Honduras 20.9 -3.2%
110th Solomon Islands 21.4 -1.4%
111th Suriname 21.6 -2.3%
112th Dominica 21.7 3.3%
113th Mongolia 22.5 -7.8%
114th Trinidad and Tobago 22.6 -1.7%
115th Paraguay 23.3 -2.5%
116th Philippines 23.4 -1.7%
117th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 23.9 -3.2%
118th Cabo Verde 24.3 -0.4%
119th Algeria 25.1 -3.1%
120th São Tomé and Principe 25.2 -7.7%
121st Nauru 26.0 -5.5%
122nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 26.7 -3.6%
123rd Kyrgyz Republic 27.4 -6.5%
124th Tuvalu 27.8 -4.1%
125th Indonesia 28.2 -3.8%
126th Guatemala 29.3 -3.6%
127th Morocco 29.7 -5.4%
128th Uzbekistan 30.4 -7.9%
129th Dominican Republic 30.7 -0.3%
130th Micronesia, Federated States of 30.8 -1.3%
131st Tajikistan 31.5 -5.7%
132nd Azerbaijan 31.6 -6.2%
133rd Iraq 31.8 -2.8%
134th Marshall Islands 32.2 -0.9%
135th Bhutan 33.6 -6.4%
136th Guyana 34.6 -1.7%
137th Turkmenistan 35.9 -3.5%
138th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 36.8 -5.2%
139th South Africa 37.7 -7.1%
140th Bangladesh 38.4 -4.2%
141st Eritrea 38.6 -3.0%
142nd Gabon 40.0 -1.7%
143rd Cambodia 40.6 -7.3%
144th Nepal 41.8 -3.7%
145th Kenya 41.9 -1.2%
146th Kiribati 42.5 -1.2%
147th Congo, Republic of 42.9 -5.3%
148th Senegal 43.0 -4.2%
149th Namibia 43.1 5.9%
150th Mauritania 43.4 -3.1%
151st Rwanda 45.4 -7.0%
152nd Papua New Guinea 47.1 -2.3%
153rd Madagascar 47.4 -2.9%
154th Ghana 47.5 -3.5%
155th Comoros 48.3 -2.8%
156th Yemen, Republic of 48.5 -4.2%
157th India 48.7 -4.1%
158th Botswana 49.3 0.6%
159th Tanzania 50.5 -5.1%
160th Zambia 50.7 -4.2%
161st Uganda 52.4 -4.9%
162nd Gambia, The 53.5 -3.4%
163rd Timor-Leste 54.3 -4.2%
164th Togo 54.6 -2.7%
165th Malawi 55.5 -3.1%
166th Sudan 55.7 -2.3%
167th Myanmar 56.4 -20.3%
168th Haiti 56.8 -1.9%
169th Burundi 58.3 -5.7%
170th Lao PDR 61.3 -4.4%
171st Mozambique 63.7 -4.9%
172nd Benin 65.1 -2.0%
173rd Eswatini 65.5 -4.4%
174th Cameroon 66.3 -2.4%
175th Djibouti 66.6 -2.2%
176th Burkina Faso 68.2 -3.9%
177th Congo, Democratic Republic of 68.3 -3.4%
178th Zimbabwe 70.7 -1.4%
179th Côte d'Ivoire 70.9 -2.9%
180th Guinea-Bissau 71.1 -4.6%
181st Niger 72.3 -3.0%
182nd Liberia 72.9 -3.4%
183rd Angola 73.7 -6.4%
184th Pakistan 74.8 -2.0%
185th Guinea 75.3 -1.4%
186th Nigeria 75.4 -2.2%
187th Equatorial Guinea 77.9 -3.6%
188th Lesotho 78.3 -5.8%
189th Mali 79.1 -2.5%
190th Afghanistan 80.0 -4.0%
191st South Sudan 82.1 -4.0%
192nd Chad 84.9 -2.4%
193rd Sierra Leone 94.7 -3.9%
194th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 98.9 -2.1%
195th Central African Republic 234.9 181.0%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Botswana's infant mortality rate in 2009?▾

Botswana's infant mortality rate in 2009 was 49.3. This ranked 158th globally.

How did Botswana's infant mortality rate change in 2009?▾

Botswana's infant mortality rate increased by 0.6% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2009?▾

Central African Republic had the highest infant mortality rate in 2009 at 234.9.

What is the infant mortality rate of Botswana in 2009?▾

The infant mortality rate of Botswana in 2009 was 49.3. This ranked 158th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Botswana's infant mortality rate?▾

Botswana's infant mortality rate went from 49.0 in 2008 to 49.3 in 2009, a 0.6% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Botswana matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 2009. Historically: 307 occurrences, 117 successful (38%). Outcome 24 months later: 8.5%. View full analysis →

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