Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Middle Africa

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Middle Africa in 2022 — 1.13 per 1,000. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 41.8%.

2022 1.13 per 1,000 +49.75% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 1.13 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.76 per 1,0002018

Trend over time

2004–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Middle Africa, 2004–20220.70.80.911.11.220042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 0.8 per 1,0002018: 0.76 per 1,0002022: 1.13 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.33 (+41.82%) Average annual rate: 1.96 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Middle Africa 1.13 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 1.13
2018 0.76
2004 0.8

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.