Births attended by health staff sdgs in Botswana
Botswana: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 99.8 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
99.8
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 169 countries
All-time high
99.9
in 2013
All-time low
77.4
in 1988
Years of data
20
1988–2017
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Botswana, 1988–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by health staff sdgs in Botswana is 99.8, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Botswana peaked at 99.9 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 77.4, in 1988.
Botswana ranks 30th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 77.4 | — |
| 1996 | 87 | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 98.5 | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 92 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 96.5 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 96.1 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 97.3 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 94 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 99.3 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 94.6 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 98.3 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 99.5 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 99.1 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.8 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 99.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.5 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.7 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8 | +0.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 99.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 99.8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.4 | 77.4 | 77.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 87 | 87 | 87 | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.61 | 92 | 99.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.66 | 99.1 | 99.9 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Botswana?
- Births attended by health staff sdgs in Botswana was 99.8 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9 in 2013.
- What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4 in 1988.
- How does Botswana rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
- Botswana ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births attended by health staff sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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