Births attended by skilled health personnel in Botswana
Botswana: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 99.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
99.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
33rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2009
All-time low
92.0%
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Botswana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 99.8% for births attended by skilled health personnel in 2021.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Botswana peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2001.
That places Botswana 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 92.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.1592 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Botswana?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Botswana was 99.8% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Botswana ranks 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2021.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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