Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population) in Botswana
Botswana: Age-standardized suicide rates was 10.39 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Botswana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized suicide rates in Botswana is 10.39, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Botswana peaked at 20.3 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.39, in 2021.
That places Botswana 67th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.12 | — |
| 2001 | 15.69 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 15.57 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.58 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 13.3 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 12.26 | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 11.63 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 14.16 | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 18.59 | +31.3% |
| 2009 | 20.3 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 19.71 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 18.55 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 18.39 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 17.5 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 16.01 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 13.99 | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 14.03 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 13.7 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 12.53 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 11.33 | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 11.59 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 10.39 | -10.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 10.39 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.68, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 10.39 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.39, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age-standardized suicide rates in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +31.3% | 14.16 | 18.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.22 | 11.63 | 20.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.58 | 11.33 | 19.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.99 | 10.39 | 11.59 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Botswana?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Botswana was 10.39 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3 in 2009.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.39 in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Botswana ranks 67th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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