Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Botswana
Botswana: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 0.35 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Botswana, 2004–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dentistry personnel per 1000 in Botswana is 0.35, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Botswana peaked at 0.42 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 2008.
Botswana ranks 134th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.21 | — |
| 2007 | 0.17 | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.09 | -47.1% |
| 2009 | 0.28 | +211.1% |
| 2010 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.41 | +57.7% |
| 2018 | 0.42 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.38 | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.37 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.41 | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.36 | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 0.35 | -2.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.35 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.58, 14% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.35 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +211.1% | 0.09 | 0.28 |
| 2016 | +57.7% | 0.26 | 0.41 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1875 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.335 | 0.26 | 0.42 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.374 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Botswana?
- Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Botswana was 0.35 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 in 2018.
- What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 2008.
- How does Botswana rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
- Botswana ranks 134th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Dentistry personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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