Botswana - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in Botswana was 81.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 140.00 in 2004, while its lowest value was 81.00 in 2017.

Definition: A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.

Source: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and the United Nations Population Division. Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2019

See also:

Year Value
2000 130.00
2001 130.00
2002 140.00
2003 140.00
2004 140.00
2005 120.00
2006 120.00
2007 110.00
2008 110.00
2009 100.00
2010 99.00
2011 98.00
2012 95.00
2013 92.00
2014 91.00
2015 88.00
2016 85.00
2017 81.00

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health