Health in Botswana

731 indicators covering health for Botswana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Current health expenditure per capita 489.6 current US$ 2023 up 13.0% 95th
Out-of-pocket expenditure 4.3% 2023 up 12.5% 186th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 20.85 current US$ 2023 up 27.2% 158th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 84 2023 up 15.1% 91st
Tuberculosis case detection rate 67.0% 2024 up 13.6% 155th
Domestic general government health expenditure 75.5% 2023 up 18.0% 35th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 988.17 current international $ 2023 up 74.6% 72nd
Domestic private health expenditure 18.0% 2023 down 33.9% 162nd
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 88.15 current US$ 2023 down 25.3% 119th
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita 1,310 current international $ 2023 up 47.9% 86th
Total health spending per person 1,310 current international $ 2023 up 47.9% 86th
Out-of-pocket spending per capita on healthcare 55.77 current international $ 2023 up 66.5% 159th
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita 988.17 current international $ 2023 up 74.6% 72nd
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people 3.06 infections per 1,000 people 2024 down 71.3% 5th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age 3.06 infections per 1,000 people 2024 down 71.3% 5th
Immunization, Hib3 94.0% 2024 down 1.1% 64th
Number of infant deaths 1,959 2024 down 26.6% 91st
Number of under-five deaths 2,032 2024 down 28.1% 93rd
Number of neonatal deaths 1,083 2024 down 17.8% 96th
Adolescent fertility rate 53.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 3.5% 66th
Sex ratio at birth 1.03 male births per female births 2024 unchanged 185th
Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.0% 55th
Reported cases of measles 3 Cases 2024 up 200.0% 127th
Child mortality by income level of country 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.0% 55th
Child mortality vs. health spending 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.0% 55th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles 97.0% 2024 unchanged 33rd
Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.0% 55th
Infant mortality rate 3.21 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 30.5% 43rd
Number of child deaths by region 2,032 2024 down 28.1% 93rd
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.0% 55th
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.0% 55th
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.0% 55th
Child mortality rate 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.0% 55th
Neonatal mortality rate 1.76 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 22.1% 52nd
Child mortality by sex 3.68 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 31.7% 55th
Child mortality rate by sex 2.96 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.5% 55th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio 96.0% 2024 unchanged 47th
Number of neonatal deaths by region 1,083 2024 down 17.8% 96th
Child mortality rate 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.0% 55th
Child mortality rate 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.0% 55th
Infant mortality rate by sex 2.85 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 31.1% 41st
Infant mortality by sex 3.55 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 30.4% 43rd
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths 1,083 deaths 2024 down 17.8% 96th
Number of child deaths by age 73 deaths 2024 down 54.1% 122nd
Number of infant deaths 1,959 deaths 2024 down 26.6% 91st
Child mortality rate vs. mean male height 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.0% 55th
Youth mortality rate 3.87 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 31.7% 55th
Child mortality 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.0% 55th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.0% 55th
Number of neonatal deaths 1,083 deaths 2024 down 17.8% 96th
Number of child deaths 2,032 deaths 2024 down 28.1% 93rd
Child mortality rate 3.33 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 32.0% 55th
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine 97.0% 2024 unchanged 33rd
Domestic general government health expenditure 14.6% 2023 up 22.4% 51st
External health expenditure 6.5% 2023 down 26.1% 69th
External health expenditure per capita 31.99 current US$ 2023 down 16.5% 19th
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 85.57 current international $ 2023 up 9.4% 14th
Deaths in armed conflicts 0 deaths 2025 34th
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 34th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 34th