Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in North America in 2022 — 13.16 per 1,000. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 25.8%.
1990–2022 · per 1,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.16 | — | — |
| 2010 | 10.73 | — | — |
| 2000 | 10.16 | — | — |
| 1990 | 10.46 | — | — |
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.