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Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Botswana

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Botswana in 2023 — 3.02 per 1,000. Ranked 46 in the world out of 75. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 13.7%.

2023 3.02 per 1,000 −8.27% vs 2022
World rank 46of 75
Period maximum 3.98 per 1,0002016
Period minimum 2.33 per 1,0002001

Trend over time

1998–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Botswana, 1998–202322.533.541998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 2.65 per 1,0001999: 3.04 per 1,0002000: 2.58 per 1,0002001: 2.33 per 1,0002002: 2.38 per 1,0002003: 2.51 per 1,0002004: 2.63 per 1,0002005: 2.43 per 1,0002006: 2.67 per 1,0002007: 3.02 per 1,0002008: 2.88 per 1,0002009: 2.92 per 1,0002010: 2.86 per 1,0002011: 2.81 per 1,0002012: 2.76 per 1,0002016: 3.98 per 1,0002018: 3.33 per 1,0002019: 3.33 per 1,0002020: 3.29 per 1,0002021: 3.28 per 1,0002022: 3.29 per 1,0002023: 3.02 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.36 (+13.72%) Average annual rate: 0.52 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 3.02 −0.27 −8.27%
2022 3.29 +0.01 +0.18%
2021 3.28 −0 −0.03%
2020 3.29 −0.04 −1.32%
2019 3.33 +0 +0.12%
2018 3.33 — —
2016 3.98 — —
2012 2.76 −0.05 −1.68%
2011 2.81 −0.06 −1.96%
2010 2.86 −0.06 −2.09%
2009 2.92 +0.04 +1.46%
2008 2.88 −0.14 −4.51%
2007 3.02 +0.35 +12.92%
2006 2.67 +0.24 +10.01%
2005 2.43 −0.2 −7.68%
2004 2.63 +0.12 +4.95%
2003 2.51 +0.13 +5.47%
2002 2.38 +0.04 +1.84%
2001 2.33 −0.24 −9.4%
2000 2.58 −0.47 −15.3%
1999 3.04 +0.39 +14.54%
1998 2.65 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SZ Eswatini 4.26 BW Botswana 3.02
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About the indicator

The number of nursing and midwifery personnel per thousand people. WHO data through the World Bank database; coverage here is broader than in the direct WHO series — 245 territories. The indicator belongs to the set of health workforce indicators by which WHO assesses the ability of a system to secure universal coverage with services.

Important: Density says nothing about accessibility: personnel can be concentrated in large cities, and at the same average value provision in the countryside differs severalfold.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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