Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Guinea-Bissau

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2022 — 0.99 per 1,000. Ranked 104 in the world out of 126. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 24.7%.

2022 0.99 per 1,000 −6.07% vs 2021
World rank 104of 126
Period maximum 1.05 per 1,0002021
Period minimum 0.39 per 1,0002018

Trend over time

2004–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Guinea-Bissau, 2004–20220.20.40.60.811.220042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 0.79 per 1,0002008: 0.64 per 1,0002009: 0.68 per 1,0002011: 0.55 per 1,0002013: 0.52 per 1,0002014: 0.51 per 1,0002015: 0.54 per 1,0002016: 0.57 per 1,0002018: 0.39 per 1,0002020: 0.77 per 1,0002021: 1.05 per 1,0002022: 0.99 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.2 (+24.69%) Average annual rate: 1.23 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 0.99 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.62 per 1,000
Western Africa computed 1.45 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 1 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.99 −0.06 −6.07%
2021 1.05 +0.28 +36.35%
2020 0.77
2018 0.39
2016 0.57 +0.03 +5.37%
2015 0.54 +0.03 +6.3%
2014 0.51 −0.01 −2.12%
2013 0.52
2011 0.55
2009 0.68 +0.04 +6.72%
2008 0.64
2004 0.79

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.