Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Paraguay

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Paraguay in 2022 — 9.41 per 1,000. Ranked 17 in the world out of 126. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 382.5%.

2022 9.41 per 1,000 +3.89% vs 2021
World rank 17of 126
Period maximum 9.41 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.62 per 1,0002013

Trend over time

2002–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Paraguay, 2002–202202.557.510200220042006200820102012201420162018202020222002: 1.95 per 1,0002012: 1.13 per 1,0002013: 0.62 per 1,0002014: 0.67 per 1,0002015: 0.72 per 1,0002016: 0.76 per 1,0002017: 0.8 per 1,0002018: 1.8 per 1,0002021: 9.06 per 1,0002022: 9.41 per 1,000
Change over the period: +7.46 (+382.51%) Average annual rate: 8.19 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Paraguay 9.41 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean 3.84 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3.82 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 9.41 +0.35 +3.89%
2021 9.06
2018 1.8 +1 +124.63%
2017 0.8 +0.04 +4.85%
2016 0.76 +0.04 +5.39%
2015 0.72 +0.06 +8.38%
2014 0.67 +0.05 +8.62%
2013 0.62 −0.52 −45.77%
2012 1.13
2002 1.95

South America, 2022

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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.