Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Botswana
Botswana: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.9431 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.9431 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 30.3%
World rank
65th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.63 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
All-time low
0.7235 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Botswana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Botswana stood at 0.9431 deaths per 100,000 people.
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 in Botswana peaked at 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7235 deaths per 100,000 people, 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 in Botswana, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9876 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9256 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8889 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8567 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8311 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7935 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7549 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7388 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7291 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7235 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9431 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8528 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7291 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8333 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7235 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9431 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 62 Bahamas 0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 63 India 0.949 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Barbados 0.9457 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 66 Mozambique 0.9419 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 67 Dominica 0.9375 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 68 Thailand 0.9353 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0525 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8224 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Botswana?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Botswana was 0.9431 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7235 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Botswana ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year 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 World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.