Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Liberia

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Liberia in 2022 — 1.01 per 1,000. Ranked 103 in the world out of 126. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 207%.

2022 1.01 per 1,000 +107.2% vs 2021
World rank 103of 126
Period maximum 1.01 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.1 per 1,0002015

Trend over time

2004–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Liberia, 2004–202200.511.520042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 0.33 per 1,0002008: 0.26 per 1,0002009: 0.86 per 1,0002010: 0.45 per 1,0002015: 0.1 per 1,0002018: 0.64 per 1,0002019: 0.54 per 1,0002020: 0.64 per 1,0002021: 0.49 per 1,0002022: 1.01 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.68 (+207.01%) Average annual rate: 6.43 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Liberia 1.01 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.62 per 1,000
Western Africa computed 1.45 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 1 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 1.01 +0.52 +107.2%
2021 0.49 −0.15 −23.94%
2020 0.64 +0.1 +17.46%
2019 0.54 −0.09 −14.73%
2018 0.64
2015 0.1
2010 0.45 −0.42 −48.32%
2009 0.86 +0.61 +236.33%
2008 0.26
2004 0.33

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.