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25 Sep to 24 Oct: 14 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).

What stood out The news pointed at Botswana on 2 of the 30 days held. Most on Friday 2 October 2026: 8 of its 23 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 60 stories about people being harmed in these days →
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

Botswana: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories

Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.

60%0%25 Sep2 Oct9 Oct16 Oct24 Oct25 Sep: 25%; world 18%26 Sep: 0%; world 18%27 Sep: 14%; world 20%28 Sep: 7%; world 19%29 Sep: 11%; world 18%30 Sep: 0%; world 18%1 Oct: 36%; world 19% · illness Botswana2 Oct: 35%; world 19% · people killed Botswana3 Oct: 17%; world 20%4 Oct: 17%; world 19%5 Oct: 4%; world 19%6 Oct: 6%; world 19%7 Oct: 8%; world 19%8 Oct: 8%; world 20%9 Oct: 8%; world 20%10 Oct: 0%; world 22%11 Oct: 33%; world 23%12 Oct: 5%; world 20%13 Oct: 13%; world 20%14 Oct: 15%; world 19%15 Oct: 14%; world 19%16 Oct: 11%; world 19%17 Oct: 0%; world 19%18 Oct: 0%; world 20%19 Oct: 15%; world 19%20 Oct: 11%; world 18%21 Oct: 8%; world 18%22 Oct: 28%; world 19%23 Oct: 25%; world 19%24 Oct: 60%; world 19%
BotswanaThe world

Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

No events in these days.

Its biggest days

when the news pointed at Botswana most
Friday 2 October 2026 · Deaths & injuries, cause not given

8 of its 23 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

that day →its stories →

In detail

against the world's news, same days

Parts of life

Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.

Health39%23 stories
Rights & justice19%11 stories
Food & livelihood15%9 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given12%7 stories
Shelter & services8%5 stories
Disasters & accidents5%3 stories
Conflict & violence2%1 story

Where it happened

ZimbabweZambiaSouth AfricaNamibia

Botswana (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.

Harm reported

Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.

Stories reporting people killed19 Stories reporting people injured3 Stories reporting arrests3 Stories reporting people affected3

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were warmer than the world's.

Filled dot: Botswana. Ring: the world. Measured over 60 stories.

Feelings

Angerabout as angry as the world's Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's Against its own usual: about as usual
Fearless fearful than the world's Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times

Dot: Botswana in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Botswana's own usual (the 30 days before).

Its neighbours, same days

South Africa29 in 100 of its 15,007 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice Zambia22 in 100 of its 635 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Namibia22 in 100 of its 1,390 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Zimbabwe21 in 100 of its 2,243 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Botswana14 in 100 of its 443 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health

Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.

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