Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Botswana
Botswana: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 185.9 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Botswana, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, gaps filled in Botswana is 185.9, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.7% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Botswana peaked at 260.27 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 107.63, in 2017.
Botswana ranks 49th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 228.82 | — |
| 1986 | 226.59 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 220.61 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 234.85 | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 225.6 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 235.16 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 228.08 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 224.47 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 203.82 | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 197.72 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 181.36 | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 184.22 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 171.5 | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 172.94 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 176.64 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 181.56 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 183.86 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 174.2 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 184.5 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 196.2 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 201.46 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 213.02 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 215.56 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 221.78 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 185.27 | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 155.9 | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 225.79 | +44.8% |
| 2012 | 260.27 | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 141.98 | -45.5% |
| 2014 | 178.56 | +25.8% |
| 2015 | 183.87 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 134.23 | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 107.63 | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 162.27 | +50.8% |
| 2019 | 117.88 | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 185.9 | +57.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 185.9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.11, 3.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 185.9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 339.15, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +57.7% | 117.88 | 185.9 |
| 2018 | +50.8% | 107.63 | 162.27 |
| 2013 | -45.5% | 260.27 | 141.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 227.29 | 220.61 | 234.85 | 5 |
| 1990s | 197.59 | 171.5 | 235.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 195.74 | 174.2 | 221.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 166.84 | 107.63 | 260.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 185.9 | 185.9 | 185.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 212.33 compare
- 47 East Timor 203.92 compare
- 48 Papua New Guinea 191.84 compare
- 50 Yemen 183.4 compare
- 51 Myanmar 178.67 compare
- 52 Nepal 174.41 compare
More health data for Botswana
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Botswana?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Botswana was 185.9 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 260.27 in 2012.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 107.63 in 2017.
- How does Botswana rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Botswana ranks 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.