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Hospital beds in Botswana

Botswana had 2.4 hospital beds per 1,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 2009.

Measure: Hospital beds per 1,000 people (WHO) Unit: Beds per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Botswana, 2022 2.4 Beds per 1,000 people
Change from 2021 0per 1,000 people 2021: 2.4 per 1,000 people
World, 2021 3.3 per 1,000 people Official aggregate Not the same period as Botswana (2022).

Hospital beds in Botswana over time

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Beds per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Hospital beds per 1,000 people (WHO) (beds per 1,000 people), 2000 to 2022
Period BotswanaWorld
2022 2.4 per 1,000 people –
2021 2.4 per 1,000 people 3.3 per 1,000 people
2020 2.4 per 1,000 people 3.1 per 1,000 people
2019 2.5 per 1,000 people 3.0 per 1,000 people
2018 2.5 per 1,000 people 3.1 per 1,000 people
2017 2.5 per 1,000 people 3.0 per 1,000 people
2016 2.6 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people
2015 2.6 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people
2014 2.6 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people
2013 2.6 per 1,000 people 2.8 per 1,000 people
2012 2.5 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people
2011 2.6 per 1,000 people 2.7 per 1,000 people
2010 2.5 per 1,000 people 2.8 per 1,000 people
2009 2.3 per 1,000 people 2.8 per 1,000 people
2008 2.2 per 1,000 people 2.7 per 1,000 people
2007 2.2 per 1,000 people 2.8 per 1,000 people
2006 2.2 per 1,000 people 2.8 per 1,000 people
2005 2.2 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people
2004 2.1 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people
2003 2.1 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people
2002 2.2 per 1,000 people 3.0 per 1,000 people
2001 2.2 per 1,000 people 3.0 per 1,000 people
2000 2.1 per 1,000 people 3.1 per 1,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of 0 from 2.4 per 1,000 people in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 2.5 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.1.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2022 for Botswana
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization