NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider Central Statistics Office (Botswana)Tabulations only Geography Botswana (BWA) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/2001 - 12/2008 Series or system Botswana Health Statistics Report Data type Report: Subnationally representative Summary The Botswana Health Statistical Yearbook contains data derived from service and administrative reports provided by public health facilities in 28 health administrative districts in Botswana. Private health practitioners and facilities are excluded. Reported data are used to calculate the level of outpatient and inpatient morbidity and mortality. The report also shows staffing patterns, access to health services, and non-institutional vital events nationally and by district. Data on non-institutional births and deaths have been included. Service data consist of aggregated outpatient data and patient-based data for inpatient information. A patient diagnosed with two conditions in one visit is counted as two cases. New consultations refer to patients seeking care for the first time, and repeat patients refer to follow-up consultations for the same condition. Keywords Abortion, Abortive outcome, Adult mortality, Adverse effects of medical treatments, Alcohol use disorders, Allergies, Anemia, Antenatal care, Anxiety, Anxiety disorders, Aortic aneurysm, Aplastic and other non-nutritional anemias, Appendicitis, Asthma, Bacterial skin diseases, Beds, Bipolar affective disorder, Birth asphyxia, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Bladder cancer, Blood disorders ... Abortion, Abortive outcome, Adult mortality, Adverse effects of medical treatments, Alcohol use disorders, Allergies, Anemia, Antenatal care, Anxiety, Anxiety disorders, Aortic aneurysm, Aplastic and other non-nutritional anemias, Appendicitis, Asthma, Bacterial skin diseases, Beds, Bipolar affective disorder, Birth asphyxia, Birth control pills, Birth weight, Bladder cancer, Blood disorders, Brain and nervous system cancers, Breast cancer, Burns, COPD, Caesarean section, Cancers, Cardiomyopathies, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cataracts, Causes of morbidity, Cerebrovascular diseases, Child health care, Child mortality, Children, Chlamydia, Cholera, Chronic kidney diseases, Chronic respiratory diseases, Cirrhosis of the liver, Cleft lip and cleft palate, Colon and rectum cancers, Condoms, Congenital anomalies, Contact with venomous animals and plants, Contraceptive implants, Corpus uteri cancer, Cough, Cryptosporidiosis, Decubitus ulcer, Dentists, Dermatitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Digestive diseases, Diphtheria, Domestic violence, Drownings, Drug use disorders, Eczema, Edema, Encephalitis, Endocrine disorders, Epilepsy, Exposure to forces of nature, Eye examinations, Family planning, Fertility, Fungal skin diseases, Gall bladder and bile duct disease, Glaucoma, Gonococcal infections, Government health organizations, HIV and AIDS, Headache, Health care access, Health care personnel, Health facilities, Heart disease, Heart failure, Hemolytic anemias, Hemorrhagic stroke, Hepatitis, Hepatitis B, Hodgkin lymphoma, Hospitals, Hypertension, Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, ICD-10, IUDs, Idiopathic intellectual disability, Illicit drug use, Immune system disorders, Infant care, Infant mortality, Infectious diseases, Influenza, Inguinal and femoral hernia, Injectable contraceptives, Injections, Injuries, Intentional injuries, Interpersonal violence, Intestinal infectious diseases, Intestinal nematode infections, Ischemic heart disease, Jaundice, Lab personnel, Larynx cancer, Length of stay, Leukemia, Live births, Liver cancer, Lower respiratory infections, Malaria, Malnutrition, Maternal conditions, Maternal morbidity, Maternal mortality, Maternal sepsis, Measles, Melanoma, Meningitis, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Metabolic disorders, Migraine, Military service, Mortality, Mouth cancer, Multiple births, Multiple myeloma, Musculoskeletal diseases, Nausea, Neglected tropical diseases, Neural tube defects, Neurological conditions, Night blindness, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Nurses, Nutritional deficiencies, Obesity, Occupations, Outpatient facilities, Ovary cancer, Pain, Pancreas cancer, Pancreatitis, Paralysis, Peptic ulcer disease, Pharmacists, Pharynx cancers, Physicians, Place of delivery, Poisonings, Postnatal care, Poverty, Pregnancy complications, Preterm birth, Preterm birth complications, Public health facilities, Rabies, Refraction and accommodation disorders, Rheumatic heart disease, Road traffic injuries, STDs, Salmonella infections, Schizophrenia, Seizures, Self-inflicted injuries, Sense organ diseases, Sepsis, Sexual violence, Skin cancers, Skin diseases, Stillbirths, Stomach cancer, Stroke, Symptoms, Syphilis, Tetanus toxoid vaccines, Thyroid cancer, Thyroid gland disorders, Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers, Trachoma, Transplants, Tuberculosis, Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, Unintentional injuries, Unipolar depressive disorders, Upper respiratory infections, Urinary diseases, Urinary tract infections, Urticaria, Varicella, Vascular insufficiency of intestine, Viral skin diseases, Vision loss, Vitamin A deficiency, Vomiting, Weight change, Whooping cough [View more] Citation Contributors Ministry of Health (Botswana) Statistics Botswana Publisher Statistics Botswana Publication year 2012 Suggested citation Ministry of Health (Botswana), Statistics Botswana. Botswana Health Statistics Report 2008. Gaborone, Botswana: Statistics Botswana, 2012. GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 7, 2022