Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Samoa

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Samoa in 2020 — 3.06 per 1,000. Ranked 82 in the world out of 129. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 58%.

2020 3.06 per 1,000 −5.38% vs 2019
World rank 82of 129
Period maximum 3.23 per 1,0002019
Period minimum 1.48 per 1,0002010

Trend over time

1999–2020 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Samoa, 1999–202011.522.533.5199920022005200820112014201720201999: 1.94 per 1,0002003: 1.67 per 1,0002008: 1.83 per 1,0002010: 1.48 per 1,0002012: 1.72 per 1,0002014: 1.79 per 1,0002018: 2.35 per 1,0002019: 3.23 per 1,0002020: 3.06 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.12 (+57.95%) Average annual rate: 2.2 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 3.06 −0.17 −5.38%
2019 3.23 +0.88 +37.47%
2018 2.35
2014 1.79
2012 1.72
2010 1.48
2008 1.83
2003 1.67
1999 1.94

Polynesia, 2020

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.