Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Iraq

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Iraq in 2022 — 2.65 per 1,000. Ranked 78 in the world out of 126. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 100.6%.

2022 2.65 per 1,000 +7.47% vs 2021
World rank 78of 126
Period maximum 2.65 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 1.05 per 1,0002007

Trend over time

2005–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Iraq, 2005–202211.522.5320052007200920112013201520172019202120222005: 1.32 per 1,0002007: 1.05 per 1,0002013: 1.96 per 1,0002014: 1.81 per 1,0002015: 1.58 per 1,0002016: 1.63 per 1,0002017: 1.73 per 1,0002018: 1.95 per 1,0002019: 2.31 per 1,0002020: 2.28 per 1,0002021: 2.46 per 1,0002022: 2.65 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.33 (+100.61%) Average annual rate: 4.18 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Iraq 2.65 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Western Asia computed 3.6 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3.82 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 2.65 +0.18 +7.47%
2021 2.46 +0.19 +8.12%
2020 2.28 −0.03 −1.47%
2019 2.31 +0.36 +18.49%
2018 1.95 +0.22 +12.83%
2017 1.73 +0.1 +6%
2016 1.63 +0.05 +3.16%
2015 1.58 −0.23 −12.64%
2014 1.81 −0.15 −7.6%
2013 1.96
2007 1.05
2005 1.32

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.