Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Dominica

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Dominica in 2018 — 6.76 per 1,000. Ranked 44 in the world out of 179. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 47.8%.

2018 6.76 per 1,000 +6.21% vs 2017
World rank 44of 179
Period maximum 6.85 per 1,0002016
Period minimum 4.57 per 1,0001997

Trend over time

1997–2018 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Dominica, 1997–20184567199720002003200620092012201520181997: 4.57 per 1,0002001: 6.41 per 1,0002013: 6.73 per 1,0002014: 6.83 per 1,0002015: 6.78 per 1,0002016: 6.85 per 1,0002017: 6.37 per 1,0002018: 6.76 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.19 (+47.79%) Average annual rate: 1.88 %

Comparison, 2018

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

Dominica 6.76 per 1,000
World computed 3.7 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean computed 5.22 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3.51 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Dominica, by year Dominica All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2018 6.76 +0.4 +6.21%
2017 6.37 −0.49 −7.12%
2016 6.85 +0.08 +1.14%
2015 6.78 −0.06 −0.82%
2014 6.83 +0.1 +1.53%
2013 6.73
2001 6.41
1997 4.57

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.