Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Western Asia

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Western Asia in 2022 — 3.6 per 1,000. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 31.8%.

2022 3.6 per 1,000 +5.97% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 3.73 per 1,0002012
Period minimum 2.4 per 1,0002004

Trend over time

2000–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Western Asia, 2000–202222.533.54200020032006200920122015201820212000: 2.73 per 1,0002001: 2.89 per 1,0002004: 2.4 per 1,0002005: 2.44 per 1,0002006: 2.99 per 1,0002007: 2.52 per 1,0002008: 3.13 per 1,0002009: 3.18 per 1,0002010: 2.96 per 1,0002011: 3.67 per 1,0002012: 3.73 per 1,0002013: 2.72 per 1,0002014: 3 per 1,0002015: 2.66 per 1,0002016: 3.01 per 1,0002017: 2.96 per 1,0002018: 3.18 per 1,0002019: 3.7 per 1,0002020: 3.37 per 1,0002021: 3.4 per 1,0002022: 3.6 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.87 (+31.78%) Average annual rate: 1.26 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Western Asia 3.6 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 3.6 +0.2 +5.97%
2021 3.4 +0.03 +0.77%
2020 3.37 −0.32 −8.78%
2019 3.7 +0.51 +16.12%
2018 3.18 +0.23 +7.74%
2017 2.96 −0.05 −1.72%
2016 3.01 +0.35 +13.06%
2015 2.66 −0.34 −11.39%
2014 3 +0.28 +10.45%
2013 2.72 −1.01 −27.11%
2012 3.73 +0.06 +1.68%
2011 3.67 +0.71 +24.07%
2010 2.96 −0.23 −7.16%
2009 3.18 +0.05 +1.73%
2008 3.13 +0.61 +24.02%
2007 2.52 −0.46 −15.56%
2006 2.99 +0.55 +22.43%
2005 2.44 +0.04 +1.56%
2004 2.4
2001 2.89 +0.15 +5.62%
2000 2.73

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.