Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Middle East & North Africa

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Middle East & North Africa in 2022 — 1.87 per 1,000. Since 2009, the indicator has fallen by 35.2%.

2022 1.87 per 1,000 −20.64% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 2.89 per 1,0002009
Period minimum 1.48 per 1,0002010

Trend over time

2009–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Middle East & North Africa, 2009–202211.522.53200920112013201520172019202120222009: 2.89 per 1,0002010: 1.48 per 1,0002013: 2.08 per 1,0002014: 2.24 per 1,0002016: 2.48 per 1,0002017: 2.42 per 1,0002018: 2.36 per 1,0002022: 1.87 per 1,000
Change over the period: −1.02 (−35.21%) Average annual rate: -3.28 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 1.87 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 1.87
2018 2.36 −0.06 −2.32%
2017 2.42 −0.06 −2.42%
2016 2.48
2014 2.24 +0.16 +7.81%
2013 2.08
2010 1.48 −1.41 −48.73%
2009 2.89

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.