Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in Botswana
Botswana: Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) was 150.81 per 1,000 female adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
150.81 per 1,000 female adults
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
55th
of 218 countries
All-time high
500.25 per 1,000 female adults
in 2001
All-time low
150.81 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, female in Botswana, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, adult, female in Botswana is 150.81 per 1,000 female adults, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, female in Botswana peaked at 500.25 per 1,000 female adults in 2001 and was at its lowest, 150.81 per 1,000 female adults, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 55th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 321.6 per 1,000 female adults | — |
| 1961 | 316.05 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 311.21 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 305.45 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 299.73 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 294.1 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 288.01 per 1,000 female adults | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 282.93 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 278.14 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 273.41 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 269.33 per 1,000 female adults | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 263.67 per 1,000 female adults | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 258.41 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 252.85 per 1,000 female adults | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 247.02 per 1,000 female adults | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 241.94 per 1,000 female adults | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 235.27 per 1,000 female adults | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 229.15 per 1,000 female adults | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 223.44 per 1,000 female adults | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 219.02 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 214.56 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 210.65 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 207.98 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 206.83 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 207.52 per 1,000 female adults | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 211.53 per 1,000 female adults | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 220.68 per 1,000 female adults | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 233.03 per 1,000 female adults | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 256.03 per 1,000 female adults | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 269.54 per 1,000 female adults | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 293.57 per 1,000 female adults | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 321.18 per 1,000 female adults | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 348.14 per 1,000 female adults | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 374.64 per 1,000 female adults | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 400.3 per 1,000 female adults | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 419.96 per 1,000 female adults | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 440.62 per 1,000 female adults | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 460.08 per 1,000 female adults | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 476.85 per 1,000 female adults | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 490.33 per 1,000 female adults | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 498.02 per 1,000 female adults | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 500.25 per 1,000 female adults | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 496.81 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 487.43 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 472.99 per 1,000 female adults | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 454.83 per 1,000 female adults | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 442.05 per 1,000 female adults | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 410.46 per 1,000 female adults | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 390.88 per 1,000 female adults | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 367.53 per 1,000 female adults | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 346.69 per 1,000 female adults | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 340.74 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 332.57 per 1,000 female adults | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 318.15 per 1,000 female adults | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 299.52 per 1,000 female adults | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 276.19 per 1,000 female adults | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 250.61 per 1,000 female adults | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 225.33 per 1,000 female adults | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 203.63 per 1,000 female adults | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 187.28 per 1,000 female adults | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 171.1 per 1,000 female adults | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 252.58 per 1,000 female adults | +47.6% |
| 2022 | 158.94 per 1,000 female adults | -37.1% |
| 2023 | 152.1 per 1,000 female adults | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 150.81 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 150.81 per 1,000 female adults is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.94 per 1,000 female adults, 1.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 150.81 per 1,000 female adults is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 194.42 per 1,000 female adults, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +47.6% | 171.1 per 1,000 female adults | 252.58 per 1,000 female adults |
| 2022 | -37.1% | 252.58 per 1,000 female adults | 158.94 per 1,000 female adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 297.06 per 1,000 female adults | 273.41 per 1,000 female adults | 321.6 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 244.01 per 1,000 female adults | 219.02 per 1,000 female adults | 269.33 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 223.83 per 1,000 female adults | 206.83 per 1,000 female adults | 269.54 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 402.57 per 1,000 female adults | 293.57 per 1,000 female adults | 490.33 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 452.13 per 1,000 female adults | 367.53 per 1,000 female adults | 500.25 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 278.07 per 1,000 female adults | 187.28 per 1,000 female adults | 346.69 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 177.1 per 1,000 female adults | 150.81 per 1,000 female adults | 252.58 per 1,000 female adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 52 Zambia 153.35 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 53 Greenland 152.12 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 54 Mauritania 151.87 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 56 Myanmar 150.06 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 57 Bolivia 146.8 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 58 Ethiopia 145.9 per 1,000 female adults compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, female in Botswana?
- Mortality rate, adult, female in Botswana was 150.81 per 1,000 female adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 500.25 per 1,000 female adults in 2001.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 150.81 per 1,000 female adults in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Botswana ranks 55th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.