Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Sierra Leone

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone in 2022 — 1.16 per 1,000. Ranked 99 in the world out of 126. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 414.6%.

2022 1.16 per 1,000 +448.58% vs 2020
World rank 99of 126
Period maximum 1.24 per 1,0002013
Period minimum 0.15 per 1,0002010

Trend over time

2004–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Sierra Leone, 2004–202200.511.520042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 0.23 per 1,0002008: 0.15 per 1,0002010: 0.15 per 1,0002011: 0.27 per 1,0002013: 1.24 per 1,0002014: 0.97 per 1,0002015: 0.84 per 1,0002016: 0.76 per 1,0002017: 0.81 per 1,0002018: 0.76 per 1,0002019: 0.87 per 1,0002020: 0.21 per 1,0002022: 1.16 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.94 (+414.6%) Average annual rate: 9.53 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Sierra Leone 1.16 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.62 per 1,000
Western Africa computed 1.45 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 1 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 1.16
2020 0.21 −0.65 −75.49%
2019 0.87 +0.1 +13.52%
2018 0.76 −0.05 −5.93%
2017 0.81 +0.05 +6.58%
2016 0.76 −0.08 −8.98%
2015 0.84 −0.14 −14.18%
2014 0.97 −0.26 −21.21%
2013 1.24
2011 0.27 +0.13 +85.14%
2010 0.15
2008 0.15
2004 0.23

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.