Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Central America

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Central America in 2022 — 3 per 1,000. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 50.9%.

2022 3 per 1,000 +0.64% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 3 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 1.99 per 1,0002005

Trend over time

2005–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Central America, 2005–20221.522.533.520052007200920112013201520172019202120222005: 1.99 per 1,0002009: 2.15 per 1,0002010: 2.23 per 1,0002013: 2.57 per 1,0002014: 2.33 per 1,0002015: 2.39 per 1,0002016: 2.49 per 1,0002017: 2.53 per 1,0002018: 2.57 per 1,0002020: 2.88 per 1,0002021: 2.98 per 1,0002022: 3 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.01 (+50.94%) Average annual rate: 2.45 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Central America 3 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 3 +0.02 +0.64%
2021 2.98 +0.1 +3.36%
2020 2.88
2018 2.57 +0.04 +1.57%
2017 2.53 +0.04 +1.72%
2016 2.49 +0.1 +4.17%
2015 2.39 +0.05 +2.32%
2014 2.33 −0.24 −9.21%
2013 2.57
2010 2.23 +0.08 +3.49%
2009 2.15
2005 1.99

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.