Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Latvia

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Latvia in 2022 — 4.37 per 1,000. Ranked 58 in the world out of 126. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 30.3%.

2022 4.37 per 1,000 −0.43% vs 2021
World rank 58of 126
Period maximum 6.33 per 1,0001991
Period minimum 4.37 per 1,0002022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Latvia, 1990–202244.555.566.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 6.28 per 1,0001991: 6.33 per 1,0001992: 5.88 per 1,0001993: 5.54 per 1,0001994: 4.95 per 1,0001995: 5.25 per 1,0001996: 5.23 per 1,0001997: 5.06 per 1,0001998: 4.8 per 1,0001999: 4.92 per 1,0002000: 4.78 per 1,0002001: 4.71 per 1,0002002: 4.77 per 1,0002003: 4.92 per 1,0002004: 5.08 per 1,0002005: 5.2 per 1,0002006: 5.83 per 1,0002007: 5.75 per 1,0002008: 5.77 per 1,0002009: 5.1 per 1,0002010: 5.2 per 1,0002011: 5.15 per 1,0002012: 5.05 per 1,0002013: 5.08 per 1,0002014: 5.02 per 1,0002015: 4.89 per 1,0002016: 4.84 per 1,0002017: 4.77 per 1,0002018: 4.56 per 1,0002019: 4.6 per 1,0002020: 4.39 per 1,0002021: 4.39 per 1,0002022: 4.37 per 1,000
Change over the period: −1.9 (−30.33%) Average annual rate: -1.12 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Latvia 4.37 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 8.05 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 4.37 −0.02 −0.43%
2021 4.39 +0 +0.05%
2020 4.39 −0.21 −4.52%
2019 4.6 +0.04 +0.88%
2018 4.56 −0.21 −4.48%
2017 4.77 −0.07 −1.43%
2016 4.84 −0.04 −0.88%
2015 4.89 −0.14 −2.69%
2014 5.02 −0.06 −1.18%
2013 5.08 +0.03 +0.51%
2012 5.05 −0.1 −1.88%
2011 5.15 −0.05 −0.89%
2010 5.2 +0.09 +1.86%
2009 5.1 −0.67 −11.56%
2008 5.77 +0.02 +0.35%
2007 5.75 −0.08 −1.42%
2006 5.83 +0.63 +12.07%
2005 5.2 +0.12 +2.4%
2004 5.08 +0.17 +3.38%
2003 4.92 +0.15 +3.17%
2002 4.77 +0.05 +1.08%
2001 4.71 −0.07 −1.42%
2000 4.78 −0.14 −2.75%
1999 4.92 +0.12 +2.39%
1998 4.8 −0.25 −5%
1997 5.06 −0.17 −3.25%
1996 5.23 −0.03 −0.51%
1995 5.25 +0.3 +6.1%
1994 4.95 −0.59 −10.6%
1993 5.54 −0.34 −5.85%
1992 5.88 −0.45 −7.06%
1991 6.33 +0.05 +0.8%
1990 6.28

Northern Europe, 2022

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.