Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Eritrea

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Eritrea in 2022 — 1.54 per 1,000. Ranked 95 in the world out of 126. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 60.1%.

2022 1.54 per 1,000 +8.89% vs 2021
World rank 95of 126
Period maximum 1.56 per 1,0002018
Period minimum 0.96 per 1,0002004

Trend over time

2004–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Eritrea, 2004–20220.811.21.41.620042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 0.96 per 1,0002013: 1.39 per 1,0002014: 1.34 per 1,0002015: 1.28 per 1,0002016: 1.56 per 1,0002017: 1.44 per 1,0002018: 1.56 per 1,0002021: 1.42 per 1,0002022: 1.54 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.58 (+60.06%) Average annual rate: 2.65 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Eritrea 1.54 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.62 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 1.33 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 1 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 1.54 +0.13 +8.89%
2021 1.42
2018 1.56 +0.12 +8.35%
2017 1.44 −0.12 −7.59%
2016 1.56 +0.28 +21.87%
2015 1.28 −0.06 −4.42%
2014 1.34 −0.05 −3.68%
2013 1.39
2004 0.96

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.