Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Mauritania

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Mauritania in 2022 — 1.61 per 1,000. Ranked 94 in the world out of 126. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 143.8%.

2022 1.61 per 1,000 +2.81% vs 2021
World rank 94of 126
Period maximum 1.61 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.66 per 1,0002004

Trend over time

2004–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Mauritania, 2004–20220.50.7511.251.51.7520042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 0.66 per 1,0002009: 0.7 per 1,0002010: 0.83 per 1,0002014: 1 per 1,0002015: 1.04 per 1,0002017: 1.09 per 1,0002018: 1.09 per 1,0002019: 1.19 per 1,0002020: 1.16 per 1,0002021: 1.57 per 1,0002022: 1.61 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.95 (+143.79%) Average annual rate: 5.08 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Mauritania 1.61 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
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 1.61 +0.04 +2.81%
2021 1.57 +0.41 +35.38%
2020 1.16 −0.03 −2.61%
2019 1.19 +0.1 +8.7%
2018 1.09 +0.01 +0.55%
2017 1.09
2015 1.04 +0.04 +4.4%
2014 1
2010 0.83 +0.13 +17.97%
2009 0.7
2004 0.66

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.