Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Libya

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Libya in 2017 — 6.38 per 1,000. Ranked 39 in the world out of 149. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 81.7%.

2017 6.38 per 1,000 −5.16% vs 2014
World rank 39of 149
Period maximum 6.98 per 1,0002013
Period minimum 3.51 per 1,0001997

Trend over time

1997–2017 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Libya, 1997–201734567199719992001200320052007200920112013201520171997: 3.51 per 1,0002004: 4.73 per 1,0002008: 5.37 per 1,0002009: 6.75 per 1,0002013: 6.98 per 1,0002014: 6.72 per 1,0002017: 6.38 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.87 (+81.68%) Average annual rate: 3.03 %

Comparison, 2017

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

Libya 6.38 per 1,000
World computed 3.67 per 1,000
Middle East & North Africa computed 2.42 per 1,000
Northern Africa computed 2 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3.27 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2017 6.38
2014 6.72 −0.25 −3.64%
2013 6.98
2009 6.75 +1.38 +25.69%
2008 5.37
2004 4.73
1997 3.51

Northern Africa, 2017

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.