Number of deaths who in Botswana
Botswana: Number of deaths who was 24,411 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths who in Botswana, 2000–2021
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 194 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
| 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% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 24,411 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,368, 49% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 24,411 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98,833, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths who 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 | +32.5% | 18,424 | 24,411 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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- 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 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 194 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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