Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — China

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in China in 2022 — 3.67 per 1,000. Ranked 67 in the world out of 126. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 333.8%.

2022 3.67 per 1,000 +4.18% vs 2021
World rank 67of 126
Period maximum 3.67 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.85 per 1,0001990

Trend over time

1990–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — China, 1990–2022012341990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.85 per 1,0001995: 0.92 per 1,0001996: 0.95 per 1,0001997: 0.97 per 1,0001998: 0.97 per 1,0001999: 0.99 per 1,0002000: 1 per 1,0002001: 1.01 per 1,0002002: 0.97 per 1,0002003: 0.98 per 1,0002004: 1.01 per 1,0002005: 1.03 per 1,0002006: 1.08 per 1,0002007: 1.18 per 1,0002008: 1.26 per 1,0002009: 1.38 per 1,0002010: 1.52 per 1,0002011: 1.65 per 1,0002012: 1.82 per 1,0002013: 2.02 per 1,0002014: 2.16 per 1,0002015: 2.32 per 1,0002016: 2.5 per 1,0002017: 2.69 per 1,0002018: 2.89 per 1,0002019: 3.12 per 1,0002020: 3.3 per 1,0002021: 3.52 per 1,0002022: 3.67 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.82 (+333.85%) Average annual rate: 4.69 %

Comparison, 2022

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

China 3.67 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 4.35 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3.82 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 3.67 +0.15 +4.18%
2021 3.52 +0.22 +6.57%
2020 3.3 +0.18 +5.73%
2019 3.12 +0.24 +8.14%
2018 2.89 +0.2 +7.24%
2017 2.69 +0.2 +7.81%
2016 2.5 +0.18 +7.58%
2015 2.32 +0.16 +7.3%
2014 2.16 +0.15 +7.23%
2013 2.02 +0.2 +10.7%
2012 1.82 +0.17 +10.48%
2011 1.65 +0.14 +8.91%
2010 1.52 +0.13 +9.62%
2009 1.38 +0.12 +9.86%
2008 1.26 +0.08 +6.97%
2007 1.18 +0.09 +8.69%
2006 1.08 +0.05 +5.05%
2005 1.03 +0.03 +2.49%
2004 1.01 +0.03 +2.76%
2003 0.98 +0.01 +0.93%
2002 0.97 −0.04 −3.68%
2001 1.01 +0.01 +0.8%
2000 1 +0.01 +1.01%
1999 0.99 +0.01 +1.44%
1998 0.97 +0.01 +0.93%
1997 0.97 +0.02 +2.12%
1996 0.95 +0.02 +2.38%
1995 0.92
1990 0.85

Eastern Asia, 2022

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.