Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Barbados

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Barbados in 2023 — 3.67 per 1,000. Ranked 41 in the world out of 75. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 29.4%.

2023 3.67 per 1,000 −12.21% vs 2022
World rank 41of 75
Period maximum 6.04 per 1,0002000
Period minimum 3.12 per 1,0002018

Trend over time

1995–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Barbados, 1995–20233456719951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 5.19 per 1,0002000: 6.04 per 1,0002001: 6.02 per 1,0002005: 4.88 per 1,0002018: 3.12 per 1,0002019: 4.71 per 1,0002020: 4.41 per 1,0002021: 4.17 per 1,0002022: 4.18 per 1,0002023: 3.67 per 1,000
Change over the period: −1.53 (−29.38%) Average annual rate: -1.23 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 3.67 −0.51 −12.21%
2022 4.18 +0.01 +0.26%
2021 4.17 −0.25 −5.62%
2020 4.41 −0.3 −6.27%
2019 4.71 +1.58 +50.7%
2018 3.12
2005 4.88
2001 6.02 −0.01 −0.25%
2000 6.04
1995 5.19

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.