Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Cameroon

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Cameroon in 2022 — 0.66 per 1,000. Ranked 112 in the world out of 126. Since 2004, the indicator has fallen by 58%.

2022 0.66 per 1,000 +237.95% vs 2021
World rank 112of 126
Period maximum 1.57 per 1,0002004
Period minimum 0.2 per 1,0002021

Trend over time

2004–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Cameroon, 2004–202200.511.5220042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 1.57 per 1,0002005: 0.39 per 1,0002007: 0.46 per 1,0002009: 0.4 per 1,0002010: 0.55 per 1,0002011: 0.95 per 1,0002018: 0.37 per 1,0002020: 0.49 per 1,0002021: 0.2 per 1,0002022: 0.66 per 1,000
Change over the period: −0.91 (−57.97%) Average annual rate: -4.7 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Cameroon 0.66 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.62 per 1,000
Middle Africa computed 1.13 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.66 +0.46 +237.95%
2021 0.2 −0.29 −59.88%
2020 0.49
2018 0.37
2011 0.95 +0.4 +73.76%
2010 0.55 +0.15 +36.59%
2009 0.4
2007 0.46
2005 0.39 −1.18 −74.94%
2004 1.57

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.