Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Nicaragua

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Nicaragua in 2017 — 1.57 per 1,000. Ranked 115 in the world out of 149. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 39.5%.

2017 1.57 per 1,000 +5.8% vs 2016
World rank 115of 149
Period maximum 1.57 per 1,0002017
Period minimum 1.13 per 1,0002003

Trend over time

2003–2017 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Nicaragua, 2003–201711.21.41.6200320052007200920112013201520172003: 1.13 per 1,0002005: 1.18 per 1,0002006: 1.18 per 1,0002007: 1.2 per 1,0002008: 1.31 per 1,0002009: 1.32 per 1,0002010: 1.28 per 1,0002011: 1.39 per 1,0002012: 1.39 per 1,0002013: 1.38 per 1,0002014: 1.37 per 1,0002015: 1.38 per 1,0002016: 1.48 per 1,0002017: 1.57 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.44 (+39.47%) Average annual rate: 2.4 %

Comparison, 2017

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

Nicaragua 1.57 per 1,000
World computed 3.67 per 1,000
Central America computed 2.53 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.88 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2017 1.57 +0.09 +5.8%
2016 1.48 +0.1 +7.23%
2015 1.38 +0.01 +0.8%
2014 1.37 −0.01 −0.44%
2013 1.38 −0.01 −0.72%
2012 1.39 +0 +0.22%
2011 1.39 +0.1 +7.87%
2010 1.28 −0.04 −2.95%
2009 1.32 +0.01 +0.76%
2008 1.31 +0.11 +9.23%
2007 1.2 +0.02 +2.04%
2006 1.18 +0 +0%
2005 1.18
2003 1.13

Central America, 2017

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.