Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Peru

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Peru in 2023 — 2.74 per 1,000. Ranked 48 in the world out of 75. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 319.3%.

2023 2.74 per 1,000 +1.37% vs 2022
World rank 48of 75
Period maximum 3.56 per 1,0002007
Period minimum 0.65 per 1,0001999

Trend over time

1999–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Peru, 1999–2023012341999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 0.65 per 1,0002007: 3.56 per 1,0002009: 1.3 per 1,0002012: 1.52 per 1,0002013: 2.21 per 1,0002014: 2.08 per 1,0002015: 2.07 per 1,0002016: 2.18 per 1,0002017: 2.22 per 1,0002018: 2.99 per 1,0002019: 2.11 per 1,0002020: 2.35 per 1,0002021: 2.66 per 1,0002022: 2.7 per 1,0002023: 2.74 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.09 (+319.3%) Average annual rate: 6.15 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 2.74 +0.04 +1.37%
2022 2.7 +0.04 +1.66%
2021 2.66 +0.31 +13.16%
2020 2.35 +0.24 +11.44%
2019 2.11 −0.88 −29.44%
2018 2.99 +0.77 +34.44%
2017 2.22 +0.04 +1.88%
2016 2.18 +0.11 +5.47%
2015 2.07 −0.01 −0.67%
2014 2.08 −0.13 −5.79%
2013 2.21 +0.69 +44.95%
2012 1.52
2009 1.3
2007 3.56
1999 0.65

South America, 2023

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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.