Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Rwanda

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Rwanda in 2022 — 1.11 per 1,000. Ranked 101 in the world out of 126. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 167.8%.

2022 1.11 per 1,000 +16.42% vs 2021
World rank 101of 126
Period maximum 1.19 per 1,0002018
Period minimum 0.41 per 1,0002004

Trend over time

2004–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Rwanda, 2004–202200.511.520042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 0.41 per 1,0002005: 0.45 per 1,0002008: 0.67 per 1,0002009: 0.66 per 1,0002011: 0.64 per 1,0002014: 0.91 per 1,0002015: 0.97 per 1,0002016: 1.04 per 1,0002018: 1.19 per 1,0002019: 0.94 per 1,0002020: 0.92 per 1,0002021: 0.95 per 1,0002022: 1.11 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.69 (+167.8%) Average annual rate: 5.63 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Rwanda 1.11 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.62 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 1.33 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 1 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 1.11 +0.16 +16.42%
2021 0.95 +0.03 +3.37%
2020 0.92 −0.02 −1.92%
2019 0.94 −0.25 −20.99%
2018 1.19
2016 1.04 +0.07 +7.36%
2015 0.97 +0.06 +6.28%
2014 0.91
2011 0.64
2009 0.66 −0.01 −1.2%
2008 0.67
2005 0.45 +0.04 +8.47%
2004 0.41

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.