Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Botswana
Botswana: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 448 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Botswana, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Botswana stood at 448. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Botswana peaked at 779 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 448, in 2024.
That places Botswana 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 20-24 years in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 597 | — |
| 1991 | 617 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 635 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 654 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 673 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 692 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 711 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 728 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 744 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 760 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 774 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 779 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 779 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 773 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 755 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 733 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 708 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 681 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 653 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 623 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 591 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 559 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 529 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 508 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 496 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 489 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 484 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 478 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 472 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 469 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 469 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 468 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 464 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 456 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 448 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 681.1 | 597 | 760 | 10 |
| 2000s | 725.8 | 623 | 779 | 10 |
| 2010s | 507.5 | 469 | 591 | 10 |
| 2020s | 461 | 448 | 469 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 102 Cuba 473 compare
- 103 Costa Rica 455 compare
- 103 United Arab Emirates 455 compare
- 106 Timor-Leste 435 compare
- 107 Tajikistan 422 compare
- 108 Panama 419 compare
More education data for Botswana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.27 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Botswana?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Botswana was 448 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 20-24 years recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 779 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 448 in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Botswana ranks 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years