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Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Belgium

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Belgium in 2021 — 12.89 per 1,000. Ranked 9 in the world out of 117. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 121.1%.

2021 12.89 per 1,000 +0.55% vs 2020
World rank 9of 117
Period maximum 12.89 per 1,0002021
Period minimum 5.83 per 1,0002003

Trend over time

2003–2021 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Belgium, 2003–202146810121420032005200720092011201320152017201920212003: 5.83 per 1,0002004: 9.23 per 1,0002005: 9.47 per 1,0002006: 9.6 per 1,0002007: 9.72 per 1,0002008: 9.82 per 1,0002009: 9.93 per 1,0002010: 10.1 per 1,0002011: 10.37 per 1,0002012: 10.61 per 1,0002013: 10.9 per 1,0002014: 11.2 per 1,0002015: 11.82 per 1,0002016: 12 per 1,0002017: 11.91 per 1,0002018: 11.79 per 1,0002019: 12.26 per 1,0002020: 12.82 per 1,0002021: 12.89 per 1,000
Change over the period: +7.06 (+121.14%) Average annual rate: 4.51 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 12.89 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia computed 7.98 per 1,000
Western Europe computed 11.5 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 12.89 +0.07 +0.55%
2020 12.82 +0.56 +4.57%
2019 12.26 +0.47 +3.99%
2018 11.79 −0.12 −1.01%
2017 11.91 −0.09 −0.75%
2016 12 +0.18 +1.52%
2015 11.82 +0.62 +5.54%
2014 11.2 +0.3 +2.75%
2013 10.9 +0.29 +2.73%
2012 10.61 +0.24 +2.31%
2011 10.37 +0.27 +2.67%
2010 10.1 +0.17 +1.76%
2009 9.93 +0.11 +1.09%
2008 9.82 +0.1 +1.02%
2007 9.72 +0.12 +1.27%
2006 9.6 +0.13 +1.38%
2005 9.47 +0.23 +2.52%
2004 9.23 +3.4 +58.4%
2003 5.83 — —

Western Europe, 2021

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

CH Switzerland 18.73 LU Luxembourg 13.33 BE Belgium 12.89 DE Germany 12.26 NL Netherlands 11.53 AT Austria 11.18 FR France 9.42
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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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