Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Philippines

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in the Philippines in 2021 — 4.79 per 1,000. Ranked 55 in the world out of 117. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 13.2%.

2021 4.79 per 1,000 +0.15% vs 2020
World rank 55of 117
Period maximum 5.53 per 1,0002009
Period minimum 2.65 per 1,0002010

Trend over time

2000–2021 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Philippines, 2000–202123456200020032006200920122015201820212000: 4.23 per 1,0002001: 4.21 per 1,0002002: 4.18 per 1,0002003: 4.15 per 1,0002004: 4.16 per 1,0002005: 4.19 per 1,0002006: 4.33 per 1,0002007: 4.57 per 1,0002008: 5.02 per 1,0002009: 5.53 per 1,0002010: 2.65 per 1,0002011: 3.71 per 1,0002012: 4.06 per 1,0002013: 4.24 per 1,0002014: 4.37 per 1,0002015: 4.53 per 1,0002016: 4.62 per 1,0002017: 4.67 per 1,0002018: 4.73 per 1,0002019: 4.79 per 1,0002020: 4.78 per 1,0002021: 4.79 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.56 (+13.25%) Average annual rate: 0.59 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2021 4.79 +0.01 +0.15%
2020 4.78 −0.01 −0.17%
2019 4.79 +0.05 +1.16%
2018 4.73 +0.06 +1.35%
2017 4.67 +0.05 +1.15%
2016 4.62 +0.09 +1.99%
2015 4.53 +0.15 +3.54%
2014 4.37 +0.13 +3.09%
2013 4.24 +0.18 +4.46%
2012 4.06 +0.35 +9.46%
2011 3.71 +1.06 +40.16%
2010 2.65 −2.88 −52.13%
2009 5.53 +0.51 +10.07%
2008 5.02 +0.46 +9.96%
2007 4.57 +0.24 +5.62%
2006 4.33 +0.13 +3.15%
2005 4.19 +0.04 +0.89%
2004 4.16 +0 +0.07%
2003 4.15 −0.03 −0.65%
2002 4.18 −0.03 −0.64%
2001 4.21 −0.02 −0.5%
2000 4.23

South-Eastern Asia, 2021

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.