Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Syria in 2021 — 1.76 per 1,000. Ranked 89 in the world out of 117. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 19.8%.
1997–2021 · per 1,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.76 | +0.04 | +2.21% |
| 2020 | 1.72 | −0.06 | −3.21% |
| 2019 | 1.78 | −0.01 | −0.73% |
| 2018 | 1.79 | −0.04 | −2.08% |
| 2017 | 1.83 | +0.43 | +30.31% |
| 2016 | 1.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2.13 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1.78 | +0 | +0.22% |
| 2009 | 1.78 | +0.02 | +1.02% |
| 2008 | 1.76 | −0.04 | −2.17% |
| 2007 | 1.8 | — | — |
| 2005 | 1.84 | −0.02 | −1.13% |
| 2004 | 1.86 | +0.06 | +3.22% |
| 2003 | 1.8 | −0.12 | −6.05% |
| 2002 | 1.92 | — | — |
| 2000 | 1.93 | +0.05 | +2.55% |
| 1999 | 1.88 | −0.41 | −17.76% |
| 1998 | 2.29 | +0.1 | +4.38% |
| 1997 | 2.19 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
How many nurses and midwives work in a country — usually three times as many as physicians.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
Healthcare Universal health coverage indexA composite estimate of how far the population is supplied with the medical care it needs. A scale from 0 to 100.
