Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Ethiopia

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ethiopia in 2022 — 1.22 per 1,000. Ranked 97 in the world out of 126. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 533.2%.

2022 1.22 per 1,000 +65.58% vs 2021
World rank 97of 126
Period maximum 1.22 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.19 per 1,0002003

Trend over time

2003–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Ethiopia, 2003–202200.511.5200320052007200920112013201520172019202120222003: 0.19 per 1,0002004: 0.2 per 1,0002005: 0.24 per 1,0002006: 0.22 per 1,0002007: 0.22 per 1,0002008: 0.2 per 1,0002009: 0.24 per 1,0002017: 0.8 per 1,0002018: 0.69 per 1,0002020: 0.76 per 1,0002021: 0.74 per 1,0002022: 1.22 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.03 (+533.16%) Average annual rate: 10.2 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Ethiopia 1.22 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 — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 1.22 +0.48 +65.58%
2021 0.74 −0.02 −2.64%
2020 0.76
2018 0.69 −0.11 −13.93%
2017 0.8
2009 0.24 +0.05 +24.49%
2008 0.2 −0.02 −10.09%
2007 0.22 −0 −1.36%
2006 0.22 −0.02 −7.92%
2005 0.24 +0.04 +17.65%
2004 0.2 +0.01 +5.7%
2003 0.19

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.