Number of deaths who in Botswana

Botswana: Number of deaths who was 24,411 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
24,411
Change on year
up 32.5%
World rank
138th
of 192 countries
All-time high
29,167
in 2002
All-time low
18,110
in 2018
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of deaths who in Botswana, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201020212000: 27.3k2001: 28.7k2002: 29.2k2003: 28.0k2004: 25.5k2005: 23.1k2006: 21.8k2007: 21.5k2008: 21.7k2009: 21.6k2010: 21.4k2011: 21.1k2012: 20.1k2013: 19.7k2014: 19.4k2015: 19.2k2016: 18.7k2017: 18.1k2018: 18.1k2019: 18.2k2020: 18.4k2021: 24.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, number of deaths who in Botswana stood at 24,411.

The figure is up 32.5% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths who in Botswana peaked at 29,167 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18,110, in 2018.

Botswana ranks 138th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Number of deaths who in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths who in Botswana, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 27,263
2001 28,715 +5.3%
2002 29,167 +1.6%
2003 27,953 -4.2%
2004 25,510 -8.7%
2005 23,128 -9.3%
2006 21,826 -5.6%
2007 21,512 -1.4%
2008 21,699 +0.9%
2009 21,560 -0.6%
2010 21,375 -0.9%
2011 21,076 -1.4%
2012 20,135 -4.5%
2013 19,709 -2.1%
2014 19,365 -1.7%
2015 19,158 -1.1%
2016 18,666 -2.6%
2017 18,131 -2.9%
2018 18,110 -0.1%
2019 18,224 +0.6%
2020 18,424 +1.1%
2021 24,411 +32.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24,833 21,512 29,167 10
2010s 19,395 18,110 21,375 10
2020s 21,417 18,424 24,411 2

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 135 Namibia 25,678 compare
  2. 136 Mauritania 24,822 compare
  3. 137 Panama 24,729 compare
  4. 139 Slovenia 22,873 compare
  5. 140 Mongolia 21,882 compare
  6. 141 Guinea-Bissau 18,880 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths who in Botswana?
Number of deaths who in Botswana was 24,411 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths who recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 29,167 in 2002.
What is the lowest number of deaths who recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 18,110 in 2018.
How does Botswana rank for number of deaths who?
Botswana ranks 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of deaths who rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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