Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Botswana
Botswana: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 3.06 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Botswana, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Botswana stood at 3.06. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Botswana peaked at 5.77 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.06, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 62nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.43 | — |
| 1951 | 4.42 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 4.39 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 4.37 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 4.35 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 4.34 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 4.32 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 4.3 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 4.28 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 4.26 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 4.24 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 4.21 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 4.19 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 4.16 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 4.14 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 4.12 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 4.11 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 4.09 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 4.07 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 4.04 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 4.01 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 3.98 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 3.94 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 3.91 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 3.87 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 3.84 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 3.8 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 3.77 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 3.74 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 3.71 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 3.71 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 3.69 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.7 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.74 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 3.8 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 3.87 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 3.94 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 4.17 | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 4.41 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 4.53 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 4.69 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 5.09 | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 5.12 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 5.17 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 5.41 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 5.46 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 5.5 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.54 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 5.63 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 5.64 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.75 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 5.77 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.76 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.67 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.54 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.42 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.22 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 4.95 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 4.8 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 4.65 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 4.59 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.48 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.36 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 4.21 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 4.09 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.97 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.84 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.69 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 3.52 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.38 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 3.75 | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 4.95 | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 3.1 | -37.3% |
| 2023 | 3.06 | -1.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 3.06 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.59, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 3.06 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.36, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -37.3% | 4.95 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | +32.0% | 3.75 | 4.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.35 | 4.26 | 4.43 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.14 | 4.04 | 4.24 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.86 | 3.71 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.95 | 3.69 | 4.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.32 | 4.69 | 5.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.35 | 4.65 | 5.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.01 | 3.38 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 | 3.06 | 4.95 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Botswana?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Botswana was 3.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 in 2001.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Botswana ranks 62nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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