Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Eswatini

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Eswatini in 2023 — 4.26 per 1,000. Ranked 32 in the world out of 75. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 32.6%.

2023 4.26 per 1,000 −2.41% vs 2022
World rank 32of 75
Period maximum 6.36 per 1,0002004
Period minimum 2.45 per 1,0002020

Trend over time

2000–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Eswatini, 2000–20232345672000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.21 per 1,0002004: 6.36 per 1,0002013: 3.31 per 1,0002014: 3.39 per 1,0002015: 3.48 per 1,0002016: 3.65 per 1,0002017: 3.83 per 1,0002018: 4.03 per 1,0002020: 2.45 per 1,0002022: 4.37 per 1,0002023: 4.26 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.05 (+32.63%) Average annual rate: 1.24 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 4.26 −0.11 −2.41%
2022 4.37
2020 2.45
2018 4.03 +0.2 +5.23%
2017 3.83 +0.17 +4.71%
2016 3.65 +0.18 +5.03%
2015 3.48 +0.09 +2.75%
2014 3.39 +0.08 +2.45%
2013 3.31
2004 6.36
2000 3.21

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SZ Eswatini 4.26 BW Botswana 3.02

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.