Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Maldives

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in the Maldives in 2020 — 5.02 per 1,000. Ranked 55 in the world out of 129. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 675.4%.

2020 5.02 per 1,000 −4.16% vs 2019
World rank 55of 129
Period maximum 6.98 per 1,0002015
Period minimum 0.65 per 1,0001991

Trend over time

1991–2020 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Maldives, 1991–202002468199119941997200020032006200920122015201820201991: 0.65 per 1,0001993: 0.77 per 1,0001996: 1.38 per 1,0002004: 2.94 per 1,0002007: 4.74 per 1,0002009: 5.3 per 1,0002010: 5.18 per 1,0002014: 5.65 per 1,0002015: 6.98 per 1,0002016: 2.56 per 1,0002017: 3.62 per 1,0002018: 6.31 per 1,0002019: 5.24 per 1,0002020: 5.02 per 1,000
Change over the period: +4.37 (+675.43%) Average annual rate: 7.32 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Maldives 5.02 per 1,000
South Asia computed 1.64 per 1,000
Southern Asia computed 1.64 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3.36 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 5.02 −0.22 −4.16%
2019 5.24 −1.07 −16.97%
2018 6.31 +2.69 +74.17%
2017 3.62 +1.06 +41.24%
2016 2.56 −4.42 −63.3%
2015 6.98 +1.34 +23.64%
2014 5.65
2010 5.18 −0.12 −2.32%
2009 5.3
2007 4.74
2004 2.94
1996 1.38
1993 0.77
1991 0.65

Southern Asia, 2020

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.