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HEALTH PROFILE: Botswana

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Botswana BOTSWANA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Botswana
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Botswana BOTSWANA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.0
    65.5
    174
    160
    Age 5
    61.8
    68.1
    176
    173
    Age 10
    62.0
    68.3
    177
    174
    Age 15
    62.1
    68.4
    177
    174
    Age 20
    62.6
    68.7
    177
    174
    Age 25
    63.2
    69.2
    178
    174
    Age 30
    63.9
    69.8
    178
    174
    Age 35
    64.9
    70.7
    177
    173
    Age 40
    66.1
    71.9
    177
    172
    Age 45
    67.7
    73.3
    176
    169
    Age 50
    69.6
    74.8
    176
    164
    Age 55
    71.8
    76.4
    174
    159
    Age 60
    74.2
    78.0
    172
    156
    Age 65
    76.7
    79.7
    171
    150
    Age 70
    79.4
    81.7
    170
    148
    Age 75
    82.4
    84.0
    166
    145
    Age 80
    85.7
    86.7
    159
    145
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.9
    155
    144
    Botswana BOTSWANA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    252.76
    3
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    133.53
    65
    3. Stroke
    133.30
    30
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    110.71
    21
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    99.86
    9
    6. Lung Disease
    40.61
    28
    7. Hypertension
    39.78
    24
    8. Kidney Disease
    38.81
    24
    9. Tuberculosis
    34.54
    30
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    30.71
    49
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.39
    48
    12. Liver Disease
    30.38
    56
    13. Suicide
    20.22
    14
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.91
    71
    15. Cervical Cancer
    18.90
    40
    16. Violence
    18.25
    22
    17. Asthma
    17.13
    28
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.33
    15
    19. Prostate Cancer
    13.09
    119
    20. Other Injuries
    11.76
    48
    21. Low Birth Weight
    10.36
    34
    22. Breast Cancer
    8.55
    170
    23. Malnutrition
    8.21
    37
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    8.12
    28
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.01
    18
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.00
    32
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    6.51
    44
    28. Fires
    6.18
    5
    29. Birth Trauma
    5.97
    56
    30. Meningitis
    5.86
    45
    31. Oral Cancer
    5.52
    33
    32. Maternal Conditions
    4.92
    49
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.69
    60
    34. Skin Cancers
    4.55
    11
    35. Falls
    4.45
    115
    36. Lymphomas
    4.43
    104
    37. Liver Cancer
    4.32
    118
    38. Drownings
    3.71
    54
    39. Lung Cancers
    3.39
    153
    40. Epilepsy
    2.90
    31
    41. Skin Disease
    2.52
    37
    42. Ovary Cancer
    2.44
    164
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.43
    57
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.09
    181
    45. Alcohol
    1.92
    62
    46. Poisonings
    1.90
    48
    47. Pertussis
    1.48
    55
    48. Drug Use
    1.40
    73
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    1.33
    159
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.23
    153
    Botswana BOTSWANA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    4,950
    25.51
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,674
    8.63
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,632
    8.41
    4. Stroke
    1,588
    8.18
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,273
    6.56
    6. Tuberculosis
    649
    3.34
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    608
    3.13
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    527
    2.72
    9. Kidney Disease
    506
    2.61
    10. Lung Disease
    482
    2.48
    11. Hypertension
    471
    2.43
    12. Liver Disease
    459
    2.37
    13. Low Birth Weight
    447
    2.30
    14. Violence
    389
    2.00
    15. Suicide
    370
    1.91
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    287
    1.48
    17. Birth Trauma
    261
    1.34
    18. Asthma
    232
    1.20
    19. Other Injuries
    216
    1.11
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    177
    0.91
    21. Malnutrition
    171
    0.88
    22. Cervical Cancer
    164
    0.85
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    164
    0.85
    24. Maternal Conditions
    118
    0.61
    25. Fires
    108
    0.56
      Deaths %
    26. Meningitis
    108
    0.56
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    103
    0.53
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    103
    0.53
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    90
    0.46
    30. Drownings
    83
    0.43
    31. Lymphomas
    77
    0.40
    32. Oral Cancer
    70
    0.36
    33. Breast Cancer
    68
    0.35
    34. Falls
    62
    0.32
    35. Liver Cancer
    57
    0.29
    36. Epilepsy
    56
    0.29
    37. Skin Cancers
    52
    0.27
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    47
    0.24
    39. Lung Cancers
    45
    0.23
    40. Prostate Cancer
    45
    0.23
    41. Pertussis
    45
    0.23
    42. Poisonings
    42
    0.22
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    37
    0.19
    44. Syphilis
    36
    0.19
    45. Alcohol
    31
    0.16
    46. Skin Disease
    30
    0.15
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    28
    0.14
    48. Drug Use
    26
    0.13
    49. Ovary Cancer
    19
    0.10
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    16
    0.08
    Botswana BOTSWANA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    18.90
    40
    2. Prostate Cancer
    13.09
    119
    3. Breast Cancer
    8.55
    170
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.01
    18
    5. Oral Cancer
    5.52
    33
    6. Skin Cancers
    4.55
    11
    7. Lymphomas
    4.43
    104
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.32
    118
      Rate World Rank
    9. Lung Cancers
    3.39
    153
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.44
    164
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.09
    181
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1.33
    159
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.23
    153
    14. Leukemia
    0.76
    174
    15. Stomach Cancer
    0.74
    182
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.52
    178
    Botswana BOTSWANA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    6.6
    82
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    30.4
    7.7
    74
    73
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    8.1
    29.3
    126
    47
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    3.47
    135
    Botswana BOTSWANA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    48.9
    52.5
    50.7
    95
    91
    92
    1970
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    100
    98
    98
    1980
    58.5
    62.6
    60.5
    101
    102
    101
    1990
    60.5
    65.6
    63.0
    118
    116
    116
    2000
    47.9
    47.7
    47.8
    168
    177
    173
    2010
    58.7
    63.7
    61.1
    150
    143
    149
    2019
    59.0
    65.5
    62.2
    174
    160
    171
    Botswana BOTSWANA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    2.351m
    140
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.93
    178
    Population 0-14
    30.5%
    65
    Population 15-64
    63.9%
    120
    Population 65 +
    5.6%
    116
    Birth Rate / 1000
    20.28
    68
    Death Rate / 1000
    9.05
    53
    Fertility Rate
    2.42
    72
    Infant Mortality
    25.97
    67
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    150
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.02
    150
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.90
    185
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.71
    148
    Net Migration
    2.85
    27
    Population Growth
    1.43%
    62
    Literacy Total
    88.5%
    112
    Literacy Male
    88.0%
    105
    Literacy Female
    88.9%
    90
    Unemployment
    20.0%
    25
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    62.2
    171
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    53.9
    170
    GDP per Capita USD
    $16,000
    77

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    330,635
    2,801
    4/1/24
    Botswana COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Botswana causes.

     
     
    Botswana COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Botswana COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.