Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Botswana
Botswana: Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who was 0.9431 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Botswana, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Botswana stood at 0.9431.
The figure is up 30.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Botswana peaked at 1.63 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7235, in 2020.
That places Botswana 65th out of 194 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.
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.58 | — |
| 2001 | 1.63 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.62 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.53 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.37 | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 1.22 | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 1.13 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.09 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.08 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9876 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9256 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8889 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8567 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8311 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7935 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7549 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7388 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7291 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7235 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9431 | +30.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.9431 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.9431 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7685, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +30.3% | 0.7235 | 0.9431 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1.05 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8528 | 0.7291 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 0.7235 | 0.9431 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Botswana?
- Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Botswana was 0.9431 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 in 2001.
- What is the lowest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7235 in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who?
- Botswana ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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