Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Bolivia

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Bolivia in 2021 — 1.62 per 1,000. Ranked 91 in the world out of 117. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 21.4%.

2021 1.62 per 1,000 +10.85% vs 2020
World rank 91of 117
Period maximum 2.07 per 1,0002001
Period minimum 0.6 per 1,0002007

Trend over time

2001–2021 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Bolivia, 2001–20210123200120032005200720092011201320152017201920212001: 2.07 per 1,0002007: 0.6 per 1,0002010: 0.82 per 1,0002011: 0.98 per 1,0002015: 1.18 per 1,0002016: 1.1 per 1,0002017: 1.54 per 1,0002019: 1.4 per 1,0002020: 1.47 per 1,0002021: 1.62 per 1,000
Change over the period: −0.44 (−21.43%) Average annual rate: -1.2 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Bolivia 1.62 per 1,000
South America computed 4.59 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 1.62 +0.16 +10.85%
2020 1.47 +0.07 +5.02%
2019 1.4
2017 1.54 +0.44 +39.44%
2016 1.1 −0.07 −6.21%
2015 1.18
2011 0.98 +0.16 +19.22%
2010 0.82
2007 0.6
2001 2.07

South America, 2021

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

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.