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Maternal mortality ratio — Botswana

Maternal mortality ratio in Botswana in 2023 — 155 per 100k. Ranked 146 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 50.5%.

2023 155 per 100k +29.17% vs 2022
World rank 146of 194
Period maximum 319 per 100k1988
Period minimum 46 per 100k2017

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Botswana, 1985–20230100200300400198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 313 per 100k1986: 304 per 100k1987: 302 per 100k1988: 319 per 100k1989: 300 per 100k1990: 296 per 100k1991: 283 per 100k1992: 263 per 100k1993: 230 per 100k1994: 182 per 100k1995: 148 per 100k1996: 130 per 100k1997: 123 per 100k1998: 126 per 100k1999: 131 per 100k2000: 136 per 100k2001: 138 per 100k2002: 140 per 100k2003: 142 per 100k2004: 151 per 100k2005: 166 per 100k2006: 204 per 100k2007: 201 per 100k2008: 199 per 100k2009: 213 per 100k2010: 228 per 100k2011: 269 per 100k2012: 288 per 100k2013: 221 per 100k2014: 212 per 100k2015: 141 per 100k2016: 72 per 100k2017: 46 per 100k2018: 99 per 100k2019: 100 per 100k2020: 98 per 100k2021: 165 per 100k2022: 120 per 100k2023: 155 per 100k
Change over the period: −158 (−50.48%) Average annual rate: -1.83 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 155 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 448 per 100k
Southern Africa computed 132 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 43 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 155 +35 +29.17%
2022 120 −45 −27.27%
2021 165 +67 +68.37%
2020 98 −2 −2%
2019 100 +1 +1.01%
2018 99 +53 +115.22%
2017 46 −26 −36.11%
2016 72 −69 −48.94%
2015 141 −71 −33.49%
2014 212 −9 −4.07%
2013 221 −67 −23.26%
2012 288 +19 +7.06%
2011 269 +41 +17.98%
2010 228 +15 +7.04%
2009 213 +14 +7.04%
2008 199 −2 −1%
2007 201 −3 −1.47%
2006 204 +38 +22.89%
2005 166 +15 +9.93%
2004 151 +9 +6.34%
2003 142 +2 +1.43%
2002 140 +2 +1.45%
2001 138 +2 +1.47%
2000 136 +5 +3.82%
1999 131 +5 +3.97%
1998 126 +3 +2.44%
1997 123 −7 −5.38%
1996 130 −18 −12.16%
1995 148 −34 −18.68%
1994 182 −48 −20.87%
1993 230 −33 −12.55%
1992 263 −20 −7.07%
1991 283 −13 −4.39%
1990 296 −4 −1.33%
1989 300 −19 −5.96%
1988 319 +17 +5.63%
1987 302 −2 −0.66%
1986 304 −9 −2.88%
1985 313 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SZ Eswatini 118 ZA South Africa 118 NA Namibia 139 BW Botswana 155 LS Lesotho 478
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About the indicator

The number of women who died during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of its end from causes related to pregnancy, per 100,000 live births. The gap between countries exceeds a hundredfold and is almost entirely explained by the availability of skilled attendance at birth and of emergency obstetric care.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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