Medical doctors in Botswana
Botswana: Medical doctors was 47.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
47.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
54th
of 82 countries
All-time high
47.2%
in 2024
All-time low
33.7%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2011–2024
Medical doctors in Botswana, 2011–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 47.2% for medical doctors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Botswana peaked at 47.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2018.
That places Botswana 54th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.7% | 33.7% | 36.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 37.1% | 47.2% | 5 |
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More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,150 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 47.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2018.
- How does Botswana rank for medical doctors?
- Botswana ranks 54th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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