Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Namibia

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Namibia in 2022 — 5.39 per 1,000. Ranked 50 in the world out of 126. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 70.2%.

2022 5.39 per 1,000 +111.05% vs 2021
World rank 50of 126
Period maximum 5.39 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 1.82 per 1,0002014

Trend over time

2004–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Namibia, 2004–2022024620042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 3.16 per 1,0002007: 2.85 per 1,0002013: 1.83 per 1,0002014: 1.82 per 1,0002015: 1.84 per 1,0002016: 1.97 per 1,0002017: 1.94 per 1,0002018: 2.06 per 1,0002019: 2.23 per 1,0002020: 2.36 per 1,0002021: 2.55 per 1,0002022: 5.39 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.22 (+70.23%) Average annual rate: 3 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Namibia 5.39 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.62 per 1,000
Southern Africa computed 6.06 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3.82 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 5.39 +2.83 +111.05%
2021 2.55 +0.19 +8.04%
2020 2.36 +0.13 +5.97%
2019 2.23 +0.17 +8.15%
2018 2.06 +0.13 +6.46%
2017 1.94 −0.04 −1.93%
2016 1.97 +0.14 +7.4%
2015 1.84 +0.02 +0.88%
2014 1.82 −0 −0.16%
2013 1.83
2007 2.85
2004 3.16

Southern Africa, 2022

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.