Botswana - Population and Social Indicators
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1980 |
1998 |
2015 |
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0.9 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
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GROWTH RATES - av annual |
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1980-90 |
1990-99 |
1998-2015 |
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… |
2.5 |
0.9 |
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BOTSWANA: POPULATION GROWTH RATES (%)
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1980-1998
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1998-2015
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TOTAL POPULATION |
3.0 |
0.9 |
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AGE 0 - 14 years |
2.3 |
-0.4 |
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AGE15 - 64 years |
3.6 |
1.8 |
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AGE 65 + years |
3.9 |
-0.7 |
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BOTSWANA: AGE STRUCTURE (percentage of total)
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1980 |
1997 |
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0 -14 YEARS |
48.7 |
42.7 |
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15 - 64 YEARS |
49.8 |
53.9 |
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65+ YEARS |
2.0 |
2.3 |
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URBAN POPULATION (%); POP DENSITY
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1975 |
1997 |
2015 |
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URBAN POPULATION - % |
12 |
66 |
89 |
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POPULATION PER sq km |
2.8 |
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RURAL POP DENSITY per sq km arable land |
229 |
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INDEX OF FOOD PRODUCTION PER CAPITA (1989-91=100)
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1979-81 |
1984-86 |
1996-98 |
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87.2 |
115 |
98.7 |
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BOTSWANA : MORTALITY INDICATORS
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1980 |
1998 |
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LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH |
58 |
46 |
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DISABILITY-ADJUSTED LIFE EXPECTANCY |
… |
32.3 |
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INFANT MORTALITY RATE (per 1000 live births) |
71 |
62 |
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UNDER 5 MORTALITY RATE (per 1000 live births) |
94 |
105 |
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BOTSWANA : HEALTH EXPENDITURE
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1990 |
1997 |
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HEALTH EXPENDITURE as % of GDP |
6.2 |
4.2 |
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HEALTH EXPENDITURE as % of total public expenditure |
… |
5.9 |
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PER CAPITA HEALTH EXPENDITURE : US $ |
155 |
219 |
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HEALTH INDICATORS
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1994 |
1999 |
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HIV PREVALENCE (% of adults) |
18 |
35.8 |
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1982-85 |
1990-96 |
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POP WITH ACCESS TO SAFE WATER: % |
… |
70 |
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POP WITH ACCESS TO SANITATION: % |
36 |
55 |
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1980 |
1990-99 |
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PHYSICIANS (per 1,000 pop) : |
0.1 |
0.2 |
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HIV/AIDS ESTIMATES, end 1999
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ESTIMATE RATE OF INFECTION (% of adult population) |
35.8 |
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AIDS deaths during 1999 |
24,000 |
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NO OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS |
290,000 |
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Adults (15 - 49) |
280,000 |
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Women (15 - 49) |
150,000 |
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Children (0 - 14) |
10,000 |
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ESTIMATED NO. OF ORPHANS, CULMULATIVE |
66,000 |
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Females |
Males |
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Rate of infection in young people (%) 15 - 24 |
34.31 |
15.84 |
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BOTSWANA : EDUCATION
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1980 |
1990 |
1997
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TOTAL ADULT LITERACY RATE |
34 |
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74 |
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GROSS PRIMARY ENROLLMENT (% of relevant age group) |
91 |
113 |
108 |
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GROSSSECONDARY ENROLLMENT (% of relevant age group) |
19 |
43 |
65 |
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GROSS TERTIARY ENROLLMENT (% of relevant age group) |
1.0 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
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PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION - % OF GNP |
6.0 |
6.9 |
8.6 |
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PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION as % of GOVT EXPEND |
17 |
21.8 |
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BOTSWANA - EDUCATION: GENDER DIFFERENCES
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1980 |
1998 |
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Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
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ILLITERACY RATE - (% of people 15 & above) |
44 |
41 |
27 |
22 |
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NET PRIMARY ENROLLMENT (% of relevant age group) |
69 |
83 |
78 |
83 |
Note: Girl school enrolment is a key factor in promoting wider economic and social development.
