Botswana Maternal Mortality Rate 2000-2024

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP.
  • Botswana maternal mortality rate for 2020 was 186.00, a 57.63% increase from 2019.
  • Botswana maternal mortality rate for 2019 was 118.00, a 27.16% decline from 2018.
  • Botswana maternal mortality rate for 2018 was 162.00, a 50% increase from 2017.
  • Botswana maternal mortality rate for 2017 was 108.00, a 19.4% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Per 100K Live Births
Venezuela 259.00
Gabon 227.00
Namibia 215.00
Equatorial Guinea 212.00
Botswana 186.00
Belize 130.00
South Africa 127.00
Tonga 126.00
Guyana 112.00
Dominican Republic 107.00
Jamaica 99.00
Guatemala 96.00
Suriname 96.00
Mauritius 84.00
Algeria 78.00
Iraq 76.00
Colombia 75.00
St. Lucia 73.00
Libya 72.00
Brazil 72.00
Paraguay 71.00
Peru 69.00
Ecuador 66.00
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 62.00
Samoa 59.00
Mexico 59.00
Maldives 57.00
Azerbaijan 41.00
Jordan 41.00
Cuba 39.00
Fiji 38.00
Thailand 29.00
Armenia 27.00
China 23.00
Costa Rica 22.00
Iran 22.00
Grenada 21.00
Lebanon 21.00
Malaysia 21.00
Turkey 17.00
Russia 14.00
Kazakhstan 13.00
Serbia 10.00
Romania 10.00
Albania 8.00
Bulgaria 7.00
Bosnia 6.00
Montenegro 6.00
Turkmenistan 5.00
North Macedonia 3.00
Belarus 1.00
Botswana Maternal Mortality Rate - Historical Data
Year Per 100K Live Births Annual % Change
2020 186.00 57.63%
2019 118.00 -27.16%
2018 162.00 50.00%
2017 108.00 -19.40%
2016 134.00 -27.17%
2015 184.00 2.79%
2014 179.00 26.06%
2013 142.00 -45.38%
2012 260.00 15.04%
2011 226.00 44.87%
2010 156.00 -15.68%
2009 185.00 -16.67%
2008 222.00 2.78%
2007 216.00 1.41%
2006 213.00 5.97%
2005 201.00 2.55%
2004 196.00 6.52%
2003 184.00 5.75%
2002 174.00 -5.43%
2001 184.00 1.10%
2000 182.00 1.10%