Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Botswana
Botswana: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 226 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Botswana, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Botswana recorded 226 for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Botswana peaked at 407 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 226, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 111th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 361 | — |
| 1991 | 368 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 376 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 383 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 391 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 398 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 403 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 407 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 406 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 402 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 395 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 385 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 375 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 362 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 348 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 330 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 314 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 298 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 285 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 273 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 262 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 251 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 242 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 237 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 233 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 233 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 233 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 235 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 237 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 241 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 243 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 244 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 241 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 234 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 226 | -3.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 226 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 292, 77% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 226 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,848, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 389.5 | 361 | 407 | 10 |
| 2000s | 336.5 | 273 | 395 | 10 |
| 2010s | 240.4 | 233 | 262 | 10 |
| 2020s | 237.6 | 226 | 244 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.56 (2014)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Botswana?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Botswana was 226 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 407 in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 226 in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Botswana ranks 111th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years