Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Measles - number of reported cases, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Botswana, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0 units per person for measles - number of reported cases, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 44.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0123 units per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2008.
That places Botswana 117th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0082 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0123 units per person | +49.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0046 units per person | -62.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0108 units per person | +134.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 units per person | -72.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0095 units per person | +224.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0044 units per person | -54.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 units per person | -49.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 units per person | -32.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0063 units per person | +317.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0085 units per person | +36.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 units per person | -82.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 units per person | -41.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | -88.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 units per person | +447.7% |
| 1989 | 0.003 units per person | +415.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 units per person | -68.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per person | -54.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0038 units per person | +814.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 units per person | -55.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per person | -81.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per person | +110.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 units per person | +377.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per person | -86.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per person | -38.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 units per person | +495.8% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +587.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +728.2% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -98.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +391.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -83.7% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per person | +353.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -99.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -85.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +6097.5% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -95.3% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +6097.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1993 | +814.6% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0038 units per person |
| 2003 | +728.2% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2002 | +587.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2000 | +495.8% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0016 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.008 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Botswana?
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita in Botswana was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 units per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2008.
- How does Botswana rank for measles - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 117th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Measles - number of reported cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Measles - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Measles - number of reported cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Measles - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Measles - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.