Lifetime risk of maternal death in Botswana
Botswana: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Botswana, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.4% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023.
That represents a change of up 26.2% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Botswana peaked at 1.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
Botswana ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.7% | — |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -23.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -23.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -18.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +24.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -33.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -48.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -36.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +113.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +65.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -27.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 45 Timor-Leste 0.5% compare
- 46 Mozambique 0.5% compare
- 47 Kenya 0.5% compare
- 49 Namibia 0.4% compare
- 50 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% compare
- 51 Solomon Islands 0.4% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1586 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.161 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Botswana?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Botswana was 0.4% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Botswana rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Botswana ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.