Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2022 — 1.17 per 1,000. Ranked 98 in the world out of 126. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 120.8%.

2022 1.17 per 1,000 +11.56% vs 2021
World rank 98of 126
Period maximum 1.17 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.39 per 1,0002009

Trend over time

2004–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2004–202200.511.520042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 0.53 per 1,0002009: 0.39 per 1,0002013: 0.81 per 1,0002015: 0.89 per 1,0002016: 0.56 per 1,0002017: 0.84 per 1,0002018: 1.04 per 1,0002019: 1.05 per 1,0002021: 1.05 per 1,0002022: 1.17 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.64 (+120.79%) Average annual rate: 4.5 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.17 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
Low-income countries computed 1 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 1.17 +0.12 +11.56%
2021 1.05
2019 1.05 +0.01 +0.87%
2018 1.04 +0.2 +23.48%
2017 0.84 +0.28 +50.9%
2016 0.56 −0.34 −37.67%
2015 0.89
2013 0.81
2009 0.39
2004 0.53

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.