Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Italy

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Italy in 2022 — 6.76 per 1,000. Ranked 30 in the world out of 126. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 18.4%.

2022 6.76 per 1,000 +4.99% vs 2021
World rank 30of 126
Period maximum 6.76 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 5.19 per 1,0002005

Trend over time

2000–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Italy, 2000–202255.566.57200020032006200920122015201820212000: 5.71 per 1,0002001: 5.76 per 1,0002002: 5.82 per 1,0002003: 5.45 per 1,0002004: 5.33 per 1,0002005: 5.19 per 1,0002006: 5.35 per 1,0002007: 5.48 per 1,0002008: 5.47 per 1,0002009: 5.47 per 1,0002010: 5.44 per 1,0002011: 5.41 per 1,0002012: 5.33 per 1,0002013: 5.29 per 1,0002014: 5.54 per 1,0002015: 5.72 per 1,0002016: 5.85 per 1,0002017: 6.09 per 1,0002018: 6.04 per 1,0002019: 6.4 per 1,0002020: 6.52 per 1,0002021: 6.43 per 1,0002022: 6.76 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.05 (+18.36%) Average annual rate: 0.77 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Italy 6.76 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 8.05 per 1,000
Southern Europe computed 6.6 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 6.76 +0.32 +4.99%
2021 6.43 −0.08 −1.24%
2020 6.52 +0.11 +1.77%
2019 6.4 +0.37 +6.08%
2018 6.04 −0.05 −0.89%
2017 6.09 +0.24 +4.01%
2016 5.85 +0.14 +2.41%
2015 5.72 +0.17 +3.1%
2014 5.54 +0.25 +4.74%
2013 5.29 −0.03 −0.6%
2012 5.33 −0.09 −1.61%
2011 5.41 −0.03 −0.5%
2010 5.44 −0.03 −0.49%
2009 5.47 −0 −0.07%
2008 5.47 −0.01 −0.11%
2007 5.48 +0.12 +2.32%
2006 5.35 +0.16 +3.14%
2005 5.19 −0.14 −2.59%
2004 5.33 −0.13 −2.33%
2003 5.45 −0.36 −6.24%
2002 5.82 +0.06 +1.08%
2001 5.76 +0.05 +0.84%
2000 5.71

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.