Medical doctors not further defined (number) in Botswana
Botswana: Medical doctors not further defined was 830 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors not further defined in Botswana, 1998–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, medical doctors not further defined in Botswana stood at 830. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors not further defined in Botswana peaked at 830 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 424, in 1998.
Botswana ranks 97th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Medical doctors not further defined in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 424 | — |
| 1999 | 507 | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 499 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 510 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 536 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 526 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 715 | +35.9% |
| 2005 | 466 | -34.8% |
| 2006 | 591 | +26.8% |
| 2007 | 709 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 716 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 693 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 819 | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 819 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 819 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 830 | +1.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 830 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,840, 22% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 830 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 810.5, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors not further defined in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -34.8% | 715 | 466 |
| 2004 | +35.9% | 526 | 715 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 465.5 | 424 | 507 | 2 |
| 2000s | 596.1 | 466 | 716 | 10 |
| 2010s | 821.75 | 819 | 830 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors not further defined in Botswana?
- Medical doctors not further defined in Botswana was 830 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors not further defined recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 830 in 2016.
- What is the lowest medical doctors not further defined recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 424 in 1998.
- How does Botswana rank for medical doctors not further defined?
- Botswana ranks 97th out of 153 countries with data for 2016.
- Is medical doctors not further defined rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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 Medical doctors not further defined (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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