Suicide rate in Botswana

The age-standardised suicide rate in Botswana was 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Botswana, 2023 15.7 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −0.3per 100,000 people 2022: 16.0 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 46th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Botswana over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	Botswana
2023	15.7 per 100,000 people
2022	16.0 per 100,000 people
2021	13.3 per 100,000 people
2020	16.4 per 100,000 people
2019	16.7 per 100,000 people
2018	17.1 per 100,000 people
2017	17.3 per 100,000 people
2016	18.0 per 100,000 people
2015	18.8 per 100,000 people
2014	19.4 per 100,000 people
2013	20.2 per 100,000 people
2012	21.2 per 100,000 people
2011	22.6 per 100,000 people
2010	23.3 per 100,000 people
2009	23.8 per 100,000 people
2008	24.1 per 100,000 people
2007	24.4 per 100,000 people
2006	24.6 per 100,000 people
2005	24.6 per 100,000 people
2004	23.5 per 100,000 people
2003	21.9 per 100,000 people
2002	21.5 per 100,000 people
2001	21.3 per 100,000 people
2000	21.2 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −0.3 from 16.0 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 20.2 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −4.5.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Botswana has the 46th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Botswana
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Botswana compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

43 South Sudan 16.2 per 100,000 people
44 Mongolia 16.0 per 100,000 people
45 Senegal 15.8 per 100,000 people
46 Botswana 15.7 per 100,000 people
47 Hungary 15.6 per 100,000 people
48 India 15.3 per 100,000 people
49 Belgium 15.1 per 100,000 people

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Botswana by sex

Total 15.7 per 100,000 people2023
Women 6.1 per 100,000 people2023
Men 26.9 per 100,000 people2023

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What this measures

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.

Suicide is under-reported in some countries because of stigma or how deaths are registered.

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