Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Malawi

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Malawi in 2022 — 0.51 per 1,000. Ranked 115 in the world out of 126. Since 2004, the indicator has fallen by 12.7%.

2022 0.51 per 1,000 −26.95% vs 2020
World rank 115of 126
Period maximum 0.69 per 1,0002020
Period minimum 0.22 per 1,0002013

Trend over time

2004–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Malawi, 2004–202200.20.40.60.820042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 0.58 per 1,0002008: 0.28 per 1,0002009: 0.33 per 1,0002013: 0.22 per 1,0002016: 0.29 per 1,0002018: 0.43 per 1,0002020: 0.69 per 1,0002022: 0.51 per 1,000
Change over the period: −0.07 (−12.74%) Average annual rate: -0.75 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Malawi 0.51 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.62 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 1.33 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 1 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.51
2020 0.69
2018 0.43
2016 0.29
2013 0.22
2009 0.33 +0.06 +19.71%
2008 0.28
2004 0.58

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.