Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Palau

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Palau in 2023 — 6.61 per 1,000. Ranked 15 in the world out of 75. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 8.2%.

2023 6.61 per 1,000 +6% vs 2022
World rank 15of 75
Period maximum 9.05 per 1,0002021
Period minimum 5.51 per 1,0002017

Trend over time

1998–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Palau, 1998–202356789101998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 6.11 per 1,0002004: 6.06 per 1,0002006: 6.02 per 1,0002009: 5.99 per 1,0002010: 6.47 per 1,0002014: 6.27 per 1,0002017: 5.51 per 1,0002018: 7.3 per 1,0002019: 6.69 per 1,0002020: 6.57 per 1,0002021: 9.05 per 1,0002022: 6.24 per 1,0002023: 6.61 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.5 (+8.22%) Average annual rate: 0.32 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Palau, by year Palau All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 6.61 +0.37 +6%
2022 6.24 −2.81 −31.06%
2021 9.05 +2.47 +37.61%
2020 6.57 −0.11 −1.68%
2019 6.69 −0.62 −8.46%
2018 7.3 +1.8 +32.64%
2017 5.51
2014 6.27
2010 6.47 +0.48 +7.98%
2009 5.99
2006 6.02
2004 6.06
1998 6.11

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.