Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Southern Asia

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Southern Asia in 2020 — 1.64 per 1,000. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 47.2%.

2020 1.64 per 1,000 +123.06% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 1.78 per 1,0002017
Period minimum 0.71 per 1,0002008

Trend over time

2004–2020 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Southern Asia, 2004–20200.511.522004200620082010201220142016201820202004: 1.11 per 1,0002007: 0.73 per 1,0002008: 0.71 per 1,0002009: 0.75 per 1,0002012: 0.95 per 1,0002013: 1.03 per 1,0002014: 1.15 per 1,0002015: 1.21 per 1,0002016: 1.22 per 1,0002017: 1.78 per 1,0002018: 1.52 per 1,0002019: 0.73 per 1,0002020: 1.64 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.53 (+47.15%) Average annual rate: 2.44 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 1.64 +0.9 +123.06%
2019 0.73 −0.78 −51.53%
2018 1.52 −0.26 −14.68%
2017 1.78 +0.56 +45.98%
2016 1.22 +0.01 +0.47%
2015 1.21 +0.06 +4.97%
2014 1.15 +0.13 +12.44%
2013 1.03 +0.08 +8.42%
2012 0.95
2009 0.75 +0.04 +5.79%
2008 0.71 −0.02 −2.8%
2007 0.73
2004 1.11

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.