Nurses and midwives, total in Botswana in 2024 — 7,620 people. Ranked 54 in the world out of 75. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 78.7%.
1998–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,620 | +135 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 7,485 | −543 | −6.76% |
| 2022 | 8,028 | +142 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 7,886 | +115 | +1.48% |
| 2020 | 7,771 | +8 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7,763 | +118 | +1.54% |
| 2018 | 7,645 | — | — |
| 2016 | 8,888 | — | — |
| 2012 | 5,816 | +0 | +0% |
| 2011 | 5,816 | +0 | +0% |
| 2010 | 5,816 | +0 | +0% |
| 2009 | 5,816 | +200 | +3.56% |
| 2008 | 5,616 | −149 | −2.58% |
| 2007 | 5,765 | +759 | +15.16% |
| 2006 | 5,006 | +538 | +12.04% |
| 2005 | 4,468 | −285 | −6% |
| 2004 | 4,753 | +303 | +6.81% |
| 2003 | 4,450 | +304 | +7.33% |
| 2002 | 4,146 | +152 | +3.81% |
| 2001 | 3,994 | −325 | −7.52% |
| 2000 | 4,319 | −673 | −13.48% |
| 1999 | 4,992 | +727 | +17.05% |
| 1998 | 4,265 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of nursing and midwifery personnel, from WHO. This category is almost always the largest in a health system — worldwide there are on average about three times as many nurses as physicians, and in countries with developed primary care the gap is wider still.
Important: The ratio of nurses to physicians speaks of the structure of a system: a low value usually means that physicians are doing the work of nursing care, and that is a sign of a staffing shortage rather than of an abundance of doctors.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Physicians, totalHow many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
