Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Egypt

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Egypt in 2018 — 1.79 per 1,000. Ranked 125 in the world out of 179. Since 2004, the indicator has fallen by 2.9%.

2018 1.79 per 1,000 +0.11% vs 2017
World rank 125of 179
Period maximum 2.17 per 1,0002006
Period minimum 1.79 per 1,0002016

Trend over time

2004–2018 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Egypt, 2004–20181.71.81.922.12.2200420062008201020122014201620182004: 1.85 per 1,0002006: 2.17 per 1,0002013: 1.83 per 1,0002014: 1.81 per 1,0002015: 1.8 per 1,0002016: 1.79 per 1,0002017: 1.79 per 1,0002018: 1.79 per 1,000
Change over the period: −0.05 (−2.87%) Average annual rate: -0.21 %

Comparison, 2018

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

Egypt 1.79 per 1,000
World computed 3.7 per 1,000
Middle East & North Africa computed 2.36 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.71 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2018 1.79 +0 +0.11%
2017 1.79 +0 +0.17%
2016 1.79 −0.01 −0.72%
2015 1.8 −0.01 −0.61%
2014 1.81 −0.02 −0.98%
2013 1.83
2006 2.17
2004 1.85

Northern Africa, 2018

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.