Lifetime risk of maternal death in Botswana
Botswana: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Botswana, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.4% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023.
That represents a change of up 26.2% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Botswana peaked at 1.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
Botswana ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 45 East Timor 0.5% compare
- 46 Mozambique 0.5% compare
- 47 Kenya 0.5% compare
- 49 Namibia 0.4% compare
- 50 Venezuela 0.4% compare
- 51 Solomon Islands 0.4% compare
More health data for Botswana
- Population ages 65 and above, male 46,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 24,238 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 24,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 24,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 24,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 24,026 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Botswana?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Botswana was 0.4% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Botswana rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Botswana ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.