Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — EAEU

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in the EAEU in 2023 — 7.11 per 1,000. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.3%.

2023 7.11 per 1,000 +1.13% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 9.01 per 1,0002015
Period minimum 4.92 per 1,0002012

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — EAEU, 1990–2023468101990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 7.09 per 1,0001991: 8.53 per 1,0001992: 6.86 per 1,0001993: 6.88 per 1,0001994: 7.04 per 1,0001995: 7.08 per 1,0001996: 6.88 per 1,0001997: 6.75 per 1,0001998: 6.71 per 1,0001999: 6.71 per 1,0002000: 7.38 per 1,0002001: 7.05 per 1,0002002: 7.11 per 1,0002003: 7.12 per 1,0002004: 7.14 per 1,0002005: 7.13 per 1,0002006: 7.22 per 1,0002007: 7.2 per 1,0002008: 7.13 per 1,0002009: 7.18 per 1,0002010: 7.16 per 1,0002011: 7.15 per 1,0002012: 4.92 per 1,0002013: 5.01 per 1,0002014: 5.13 per 1,0002015: 9.01 per 1,0002016: 8.9 per 1,0002017: 8.67 per 1,0002018: 8.39 per 1,0002019: 8.33 per 1,0002020: 8.22 per 1,0002021: 7.15 per 1,0002022: 7.03 per 1,0002023: 7.11 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.02 (+0.28%) Average annual rate: 0.01 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — EAEU, by year EAEU All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 7.11 +0.08 +1.13%
2022 7.03 −0.12 −1.74%
2021 7.15 −1.07 −13.03%
2020 8.22 −0.1 −1.24%
2019 8.33 −0.07 −0.8%
2018 8.39 −0.28 −3.23%
2017 8.67 −0.22 −2.49%
2016 8.9 −0.12 −1.31%
2015 9.01 +3.89 +75.8%
2014 5.13 +0.12 +2.42%
2013 5.01 +0.09 +1.77%
2012 4.92 −2.23 −31.21%
2011 7.15 −0.01 −0.13%
2010 7.16 −0.02 −0.3%
2009 7.18 +0.05 +0.66%
2008 7.13 −0.07 −0.96%
2007 7.2 −0.02 −0.22%
2006 7.22 +0.09 +1.19%
2005 7.13 −0.01 −0.14%
2004 7.14 +0.02 +0.3%
2003 7.12 +0.02 +0.23%
2002 7.11 +0.05 +0.77%
2001 7.05 −0.33 −4.43%
2000 7.38 +0.67 +10.06%
1999 6.71 −0 −0.04%
1998 6.71 −0.04 −0.61%
1997 6.75 −0.13 −1.89%
1996 6.88 −0.2 −2.84%
1995 7.08 +0.04 +0.56%
1994 7.04 +0.16 +2.39%
1993 6.88 +0.02 +0.28%
1992 6.86 −1.67 −19.6%
1991 8.53 +1.44 +20.32%
1990 7.09

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.