Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Somalia

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Somalia in 2014 — 0.26 per 1,000. Ranked 144 in the world out of 147. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 36.6%.

2014 0.26 per 1,000 +196.59% vs 2006
World rank 144of 147
Period maximum 0.26 per 1,0002014
Period minimum 0.09 per 1,0002006

Trend over time

1997–2014 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Somalia, 1997–201400.10.20.319971999200120032005200720092011201320141997: 0.19 per 1,0002006: 0.09 per 1,0002014: 0.26 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.07 (+36.65%) Average annual rate: 1.85 %

Comparison, 2014

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

Somalia 0.26 per 1,000
World computed 3.4 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2014 0.26
2006 0.09
1997 0.19

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.