Nursing personnel in Botswana
Botswana: Nursing personnel was 67.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
67.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
75th
of 86 countries
All-time high
74.7%
in 2011
All-time low
67.5%
in 2024
Years of data
8
2011–2024
Nursing personnel in Botswana, 2011–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, nursing personnel in Botswana stood at 67.5%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Botswana peaked at 74.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 75th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.6% | 69.7% | 74.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 67.5% | 69.3% | 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 nursing personnel in Botswana?
- Nursing personnel in Botswana was 67.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for nursing personnel?
- Botswana ranks 75th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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