Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Botswana
Botswana: Death rate from ischaemic heart disease was 65.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease 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
Botswana recorded 65.44 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from ischaemic heart disease in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Botswana peaked at 95.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 65.44 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Botswana ranks 148th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Botswana, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.73 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 79.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 74.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 73.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 74.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 75.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 69.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 75.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 88.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 94.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 93.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 94.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 95.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 95.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 85.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 84.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 82.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 78.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 73.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 82 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 65.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 69.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 94.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 73.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 95.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 65.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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- 149 Malta 63.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 150 Seychelles 62.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Botswana?
- Death rate from ischaemic heart disease in Botswana was 65.44 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 death rate from ischaemic heart disease recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest death rate from ischaemic heart disease recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for death rate from ischaemic heart disease?
- Botswana ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from ischaemic heart disease rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Death rate from ischaemic heart disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from ischaemic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.