Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — BRICS

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in BRICS in 2022 — 4.09 per 1,000. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 153.2%.

2022 4.09 per 1,000 +0.33% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 4.09 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 1.28 per 1,0002006

Trend over time

1998–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — BRICS, 1998–202202461998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 1.62 per 1,0001999: 1.28 per 1,0002000: 1.42 per 1,0002001: 1.35 per 1,0002002: 1.76 per 1,0002003: 1.34 per 1,0002004: 1.57 per 1,0002005: 1.46 per 1,0002006: 1.28 per 1,0002007: 1.31 per 1,0002008: 1.36 per 1,0002009: 1.44 per 1,0002010: 1.5 per 1,0002011: 1.62 per 1,0002012: 1.61 per 1,0002013: 2.02 per 1,0002014: 2.24 per 1,0002015: 2.58 per 1,0002016: 2.68 per 1,0002017: 3.08 per 1,0002018: 3.07 per 1,0002019: 3.66 per 1,0002020: 2.88 per 1,0002021: 4.08 per 1,0002022: 4.09 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.47 (+153.21%) Average annual rate: 3.95 %

Comparison, 2022

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

BRICS 4.09 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 4.09 +0.01 +0.33%
2021 4.08 +1.2 +41.63%
2020 2.88 −0.78 −21.42%
2019 3.66 +0.59 +19.37%
2018 3.07 −0.01 −0.47%
2017 3.08 +0.4 +14.86%
2016 2.68 +0.11 +4.19%
2015 2.58 +0.34 +15.03%
2014 2.24 +0.22 +10.87%
2013 2.02 +0.42 +25.86%
2012 1.61 −0.02 −1.03%
2011 1.62 +0.12 +8.11%
2010 1.5 +0.06 +4.47%
2009 1.44 +0.08 +5.81%
2008 1.36 +0.04 +3.29%
2007 1.31 +0.03 +2.72%
2006 1.28 −0.18 −12.56%
2005 1.46 −0.11 −6.94%
2004 1.57 +0.24 +17.62%
2003 1.34 −0.43 −24.17%
2002 1.76 +0.41 +30.36%
2001 1.35 −0.07 −4.85%
2000 1.42 +0.14 +10.69%
1999 1.28 −0.33 −20.54%
1998 1.62

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.