Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Mercosur

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Mercosur in 2022 — 5.5 per 1,000. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 65.9%.

2022 5.5 per 1,000 +1.76% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 8.93 per 1,0002018
Period minimum 3.31 per 1,0002002

Trend over time

2002–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Mercosur, 2002–2022246810200220042006200820102012201420162018202020222002: 3.31 per 1,0002013: 6.64 per 1,0002014: 7.68 per 1,0002015: 7.69 per 1,0002016: 7.92 per 1,0002017: 8.28 per 1,0002018: 8.93 per 1,0002019: 4.19 per 1,0002020: 3.96 per 1,0002021: 5.4 per 1,0002022: 5.5 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.18 (+65.93%) Average annual rate: 2.56 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Mercosur 5.5 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 5.5 +0.1 +1.76%
2021 5.4 +1.45 +36.54%
2020 3.96 −0.24 −5.67%
2019 4.19 −4.74 −53.05%
2018 8.93 +0.65 +7.87%
2017 8.28 +0.36 +4.55%
2016 7.92 +0.23 +2.95%
2015 7.69 +0.01 +0.18%
2014 7.68 +1.04 +15.62%
2013 6.64
2002 3.31

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.