Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Ghana

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Ghana in 2023 — 4.11 per 1,000. Ranked 35 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 356.2%.

2023 4.11 per 1,000 −7.99% vs 2022
World rank 35of 75
Period maximum 4.47 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.9 per 1,0002004

Trend over time

2004–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Ghana, 2004–20230246200420062008201020122014201620182020202220232004: 0.9 per 1,0002008: 0.94 per 1,0002009: 1.16 per 1,0002010: 1.03 per 1,0002014: 1.48 per 1,0002015: 1.94 per 1,0002016: 2.05 per 1,0002017: 2.27 per 1,0002018: 4.42 per 1,0002019: 2.64 per 1,0002020: 3.53 per 1,0002021: 3.45 per 1,0002022: 4.47 per 1,0002023: 4.11 per 1,000
Change over the period: +3.21 (+356.16%) Average annual rate: 8.32 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 4.11 −0.36 −7.99%
2022 4.47 +1.01 +29.37%
2021 3.45 −0.08 −2.13%
2020 3.53 +0.89 +33.74%
2019 2.64 −1.79 −40.36%
2018 4.42 +2.15 +94.76%
2017 2.27 +0.22 +10.62%
2016 2.05 +0.11 +5.66%
2015 1.94 +0.46 +31.02%
2014 1.48
2010 1.03 −0.13 −10.96%
2009 1.16 +0.22 +23.04%
2008 0.94
2004 0.9

Western Africa, 2023

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.