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Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Switzerland

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Switzerland in 2022 — 18.76 per 1,000. Ranked 1 in the world out of 126. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 58%.

2022 18.76 per 1,000 +0.16% vs 2021
World rank 1of 126
Period maximum 18.76 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 11.87 per 1,0002000

Trend over time

2000–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Switzerland, 2000–2022101214161820200020032006200920122015201820212000: 11.87 per 1,0002001: 11.91 per 1,0002002: 12.32 per 1,0002003: 12.85 per 1,0002004: 12.73 per 1,0002005: 12.93 per 1,0002006: 13.35 per 1,0002007: 13.61 per 1,0002008: 13.89 per 1,0002009: 14.17 per 1,0002010: 14.93 per 1,0002011: 15.46 per 1,0002012: 15.88 per 1,0002013: 16.21 per 1,0002014: 16.45 per 1,0002015: 16.89 per 1,0002016: 17.34 per 1,0002017: 17.54 per 1,0002018: 17.92 per 1,0002019: 18.29 per 1,0002020: 18.71 per 1,0002021: 18.73 per 1,0002022: 18.76 per 1,000
Change over the period: +6.89 (+58.05%) Average annual rate: 2.1 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Switzerland 18.76 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 8.05 per 1,000
Western Europe computed 12.58 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 18.76 +0.03 +0.16%
2021 18.73 +0.02 +0.11%
2020 18.71 +0.42 +2.3%
2019 18.29 +0.37 +2.06%
2018 17.92 +0.38 +2.17%
2017 17.54 +0.2 +1.15%
2016 17.34 +0.45 +2.66%
2015 16.89 +0.44 +2.67%
2014 16.45 +0.24 +1.48%
2013 16.21 +0.33 +2.08%
2012 15.88 +0.42 +2.72%
2011 15.46 +0.53 +3.55%
2010 14.93 +0.76 +5.36%
2009 14.17 +0.28 +2.02%
2008 13.89 +0.28 +2.06%
2007 13.61 +0.26 +1.95%
2006 13.35 +0.42 +3.25%
2005 12.93 +0.2 +1.57%
2004 12.73 −0.12 −0.93%
2003 12.85 +0.53 +4.3%
2002 12.32 +0.41 +3.44%
2001 11.91 +0.04 +0.34%
2000 11.87 — —

Western Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CH Switzerland 18.76 LU Luxembourg 13.71 DE Germany 12.25 NL Netherlands 11.67 AT Austria 11.28
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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.

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