Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Latin America & Caribbean in 2022 — 3.84 per 1,000. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 209.2%.
1990–2022 · per 1,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.84 | — | — |
| 2018 | 5.22 | — | — |
| 2000 | 2.74 | — | — |
| 1990 | 1.24 | — | — |
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.
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