Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — South-Eastern Asia

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in South-Eastern Asia in 2019 — 3.56 per 1,000. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 23.1%.

2019 3.56 per 1,000 +13.6% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 3.56 per 1,0002019
Period minimum 1.85 per 1,0002013

Trend over time

2004–2019 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — South-Eastern Asia, 2004–20191.522.533.542004200620082010201220142016201820192004: 2.89 per 1,0002005: 2.25 per 1,0002006: 2.19 per 1,0002007: 2.27 per 1,0002008: 2.39 per 1,0002009: 2.56 per 1,0002010: 1.93 per 1,0002011: 2.8 per 1,0002012: 2.53 per 1,0002013: 1.85 per 1,0002014: 2.03 per 1,0002015: 2.19 per 1,0002016: 2.13 per 1,0002017: 2.85 per 1,0002018: 3.13 per 1,0002019: 3.56 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.67 (+23.15%) Average annual rate: 1.4 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2019 3.56 +0.43 +13.6%
2018 3.13 +0.29 +10.04%
2017 2.85 +0.72 +33.59%
2016 2.13 −0.06 −2.54%
2015 2.19 +0.15 +7.6%
2014 2.03 +0.18 +9.97%
2013 1.85 −0.68 −26.82%
2012 2.53 −0.28 −9.89%
2011 2.8 +0.87 +44.97%
2010 1.93 −0.63 −24.44%
2009 2.56 +0.17 +7.06%
2008 2.39 +0.12 +5.17%
2007 2.27 +0.08 +3.73%
2006 2.19 −0.06 −2.56%
2005 2.25 −0.64 −22.21%
2004 2.89

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.