Health in Botswana 731 indicators covering health for Botswana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 — 34th Death rate in armed conflicts 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — 34th Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending 60 2023 up 7.1% 139th Coverage of essential health services 60 2023 up 7.1% 139th The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Service Coverage Index 60 2023 up 7.1% 141st Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 30.9% 2023 up 14.0% 65th Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 30.9% 2023 up 15.3% 64th Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 31.4% 2023 up 3.0% 75th Stillbirth rate 13.9 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 8.6% 51st Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 52,000 2024 down 52.7% 35th Life expectancy vs. health spending 69.16 years 2023 up 13.0% 177th Share in poverty vs. life expectancy 69.16 years 2023 up 13.0% 177th Life expectancy vs. health spending 69.16 years 2023 up 13.0% 177th Birth rate vs. death rate 24.71 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 9.1% 56th Child mortality rate 3.8% 2023 down 28.5% 50th Food supply vs. life expectancy 69.16 years 2023 up 13.0% 177th Life expectancy of women vs. men 71.7 years 2023 up 13.5% 175th Life expectancy at birth 69.16 years 2023 up 13.0% 177th Life expectancy at birth, by sex 66.67 years 2023 up 12.6% 176th Child mortality rate 3.8% 2023 down 28.5% 50th Number of deaths, by world region 14,195 deaths 2023 down 24.4% 149th Births and deaths per year 14,195 deaths 2023 down 24.4% 149th Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy 69.16 years 2023 up 13.0% 177th Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations 59,857 people 2023 up 6.1% 126th Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages 4.76 years 2023 up 35.0% 118th Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages 1.08 2023 up 0.8% 97th Sex gap in life expectancy 5.02 years 2023 up 26.8% 116th Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 3.82 years 2023 up 28.3% 132nd Female life expectancy at birth 71.7 years 2023 up 13.5% 175th Number of deaths 14,195 deaths 2023 down 24.4% 149th Death rate 5.72 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 34.8% 188th Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles 1,857 one-year-olds 2023 up 13.2% 145th Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio 2,476 one-year-olds 2023 up 13.2% 132nd Infant mortality rate 2.8% 2023 down 26.5% 50th Number of children who die before age 5 2,311 deaths 2023 down 24.1% 92nd Number of infants who die before age 1 1,741 deaths 2023 down 22.6% 94th Number of deaths 14,195 deaths 2023 down 24.4% 149th Deaths by age group 15 deaths 2023 up 50.0% 137th Number of infant deaths 2,335.0% 2023 down 15.3% 86th Neonatal mortality rate 2.09 Deaths per 1000 live births 2023 down 11.9% 45th Life expectancy at birth 69.16 years 2023 up 13.0% 177th Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 69.16 years 2023 up 13.0% 177th Number of children who die before age 5, by world region 2,311 deaths 2023 down 24.1% 92nd Annual death rates at different ages 29.11 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 27.1% 50th Remaining life expectancy at different ages 69.16 years 2023 up 13.0% 177th Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females 7.8 years 2023 up 4.8% 123rd Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males 66.67 years 2023 up 12.6% 176th Life expectancy, source comparison 69.16 years 2023 up 13.0% 177th Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex 26.41 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 26.5% 48th Male life expectancy at birth 66.67 years 2023 up 12.6% 176th Life expectancy 69.16 years 2023 up 13.0% 177th Annual death rates at different ages in females 26.41 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 26.5% 48th Annual death rates at different ages in males 31.74 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 27.5% 50th Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita 5.02 years 2023 up 26.8% 116th Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality 5.02 years 2023 up 26.8% 116th Sex ratio in life expectancy 1.08 2023 up 0.8% 97th Mortality rates at age 25 0.2115 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 50.2% 70th Mortality rates at age 65 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 27.3% 62nd Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality 0.1469 2023 down 27.0% 52nd Deaths by age group 2,311 deaths 2023 down 24.1% 92nd ← Previous Page 6 of 13 Next →