Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Botswana
Botswana: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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
The most recent figure for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Botswana is 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Botswana peaked at 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2006.
Botswana ranks 126th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Botswana, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.98 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.6% |
| 2009 | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 123 Equatorial Guinea 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Central African Republic 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Kuwait 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 127 Cameroon 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 127 Sudan 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 129 Côte d'Ivoire 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Botswana?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Botswana was 1.15 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Botswana rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Botswana ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. 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 Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.