Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Iran

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Iran in 2023 — 2.88 per 1,000. Ranked 47 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 109.9%.

2023 2.88 per 1,000 +45.77% vs 2018
World rank 47of 75
Period maximum 2.88 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 1.37 per 1,0002005

Trend over time

2004–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Iran, 2004–202311.522.53200420062008201020122014201620182020202220232004: 1.37 per 1,0002005: 1.37 per 1,0002006: 1.62 per 1,0002011: 1.9 per 1,0002014: 1.49 per 1,0002015: 1.8 per 1,0002017: 2.49 per 1,0002018: 1.97 per 1,0002023: 2.88 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.51 (+109.93%) Average annual rate: 3.98 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 2.88
2018 1.97 −0.52 −20.89%
2017 2.49
2015 1.8 +0.31 +20.78%
2014 1.49
2011 1.9
2006 1.62 +0.26 +18.97%
2005 1.37 −0.01 −0.36%
2004 1.37

Southern Asia, 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.