Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in high-income countries in 2018 — 9.54 per 1,000. Since 2014, the indicator has risen by 11.2%.
2014–2018 · per 1,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9.54 | +0.35 | +3.76% |
| 2017 | 9.19 | −0.18 | −1.97% |
| 2016 | 9.38 | +0.31 | +3.45% |
| 2015 | 9.06 | +0.49 | +5.72% |
| 2014 | 8.57 | — | — |
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.
How many nurses and midwives work in a country — usually three times as many as physicians.
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