Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Sao Tome and Principe

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2022 — 2.17 per 1,000. Ranked 84 in the world out of 126. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 10.9%.

2022 2.17 per 1,000 +0% vs 2019
World rank 84of 126
Period maximum 2.21 per 1,0002015
Period minimum 1.93 per 1,0002018

Trend over time

2004–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Sao Tome and Principe, 2004–20221.922.12.22.320042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 1.95 per 1,0002015: 2.21 per 1,0002018: 1.93 per 1,0002019: 2.17 per 1,0002022: 2.17 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.21 (+10.86%) Average annual rate: 0.57 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 2.17 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.62 per 1,000
Middle Africa computed 1.13 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 2.17
2019 2.17 +0.23 +12.06%
2018 1.93
2015 2.21
2004 1.95

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.