Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Gabon

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Gabon in 2022 — 2.37 per 1,000. Ranked 80 in the world out of 126. Since 2004, the indicator has fallen by 50.3%.

2022 2.37 per 1,000 −10.4% vs 2020
World rank 80of 126
Period maximum 4.77 per 1,0002004
Period minimum 2.35 per 1,0002019

Trend over time

2004–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Gabon, 2004–2022234520042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 4.77 per 1,0002016: 2.43 per 1,0002017: 2.82 per 1,0002018: 2.75 per 1,0002019: 2.35 per 1,0002020: 2.65 per 1,0002022: 2.37 per 1,000
Change over the period: −2.4 (−50.29%) Average annual rate: -3.81 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Gabon 2.37 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.62 per 1,000
Middle Africa computed 1.13 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3.82 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 2.37
2020 2.65 +0.3 +12.79%
2019 2.35 −0.41 −14.76%
2018 2.75 −0.07 −2.45%
2017 2.82 +0.39 +15.91%
2016 2.43
2004 4.77

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.