Medical doctors in Botswana
Botswana: Medical doctors was 1,080 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,080
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
146th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1,080
in 2024
All-time low
424
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2024
Medical doctors in Botswana, 1998–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1,080 for medical doctors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Botswana peaked at 1,080 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 424, in 1998.
Botswana ranks 146th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 465.5 | 424 | 507 | 2 |
| 2000s | 596.1 | 466 | 716 | 10 |
| 2010s | 855.33 | 819 | 925 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,010 | 941 | 1,080 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 143 Burundi 1,169 compare
- 144 Sierra Leone 1,106 compare
- 145 Bahrain 1,099 compare
- 147 Timor-Leste 1,063 compare
- 148 Guyana 1,032 compare
- 149 Brunei Darussalam 1,008 compare
More health data for Botswana
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 26,800 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 27,238 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 821,056 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 818,769 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,481 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Botswana?
- Medical doctors in Botswana was 1,080 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,080 in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 424 in 1998.
- How does Botswana rank for medical doctors?
- Botswana ranks 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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