Suicide mortality rate — all countries

Suicide mortality rate — Botswana

Suicide mortality rate in Botswana in 2021 — 8.4 per 100k. Ranked 112 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 30.9%.

2021 8.4 per 100k −6.29% vs 2020
World rank 112of 185
Period maximum 16.7 per 100k2009
Period minimum 8.4 per 100k2021

Trend over time

2000–2021 · per 100,000 people

Suicide mortality rate — Botswana, 2000–20217.51012.51517.5200020032006200920122015201820212000: 12.1 per 100k2001: 11.8 per 100k2002: 12.1 per 100k2003: 11.2 per 100k2004: 9.9 per 100k2005: 9.4 per 100k2006: 9.1 per 100k2007: 11.5 per 100k2008: 15.1 per 100k2009: 16.7 per 100k2010: 16.5 per 100k2011: 15.4 per 100k2012: 15 per 100k2013: 14.1 per 100k2014: 12.8 per 100k2015: 11.1 per 100k2016: 11 per 100k2017: 10.8 per 100k2018: 9.8 per 100k2019: 9 per 100k2020: 8.9 per 100k2021: 8.4 per 100k
Change over the period: −3.7 (−30.88%) Average annual rate: -1.74 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Botswana 8.4 per 100k
World 9.1 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 7.3 per 100k
Southern Africa computed 21.6 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 7.8 per 100k
Suicide mortality rate — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2021 8.4 −0.6 −6.29%
2020 8.9 −0.1 −0.89%
2019 9 −0.8 −8.45%
2018 9.8 −0.9 −8.74%
2017 10.8 −0.3 −2.27%
2016 11 −0.1 −0.45%
2015 11.1 −1.8 −13.66%
2014 12.8 −1.3 −9.15%
2013 14.1 −0.9 −6.19%
2012 15 −0.3 −2.21%
2011 15.4 −1.1 −6.62%
2010 16.5 −0.2 −1.32%
2009 16.7 +1.6 +10.39%
2008 15.1 +3.6 +31.62%
2007 11.5 +2.4 +26.57%
2006 9.1 −0.3 −3.3%
2005 9.4 −0.5 −5.54%
2004 9.9 −1.2 −11.02%
2003 11.2 −0.9 −7.39%
2002 12.1 +0.3 +2.47%
2001 11.8 −0.3 −2.65%
2000 12.1

Southern Africa, 2021

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

About the indicator

The age-standardized suicide mortality rate per 100,000 people, as estimated by WHO. Standardization makes it possible to compare countries with different age structures. Differences between countries are also strongly affected by the completeness of death cause registration: where such cases are recorded as “injuries of undetermined intent”, the indicator is understated.

Important: The subject is a sensitive one: the data are given solely as WHO medical statistics.

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