Total disease burden in Botswana
Botswana: Total disease burden was 1.27 million DALYs in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total disease burden in Botswana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total disease burden in Botswana is 1.27 million DALYs, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden in Botswana peaked at 1.67 million DALYs in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.07 million DALYs, in 2020.
That places Botswana 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 million DALYs | 1.27 million DALYs | 1.67 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million DALYs | 1.08 million DALYs | 1.26 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million DALYs | 1.07 million DALYs | 1.27 million DALYs | 2 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 24,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total disease burden in Botswana?
- Total disease burden in Botswana was 1.27 million DALYs in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million DALYs in 2002.
- What is the lowest total disease burden recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 million DALYs in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for total disease burden?
- Botswana ranks 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.