Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — United States

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in the United States in 2022 — 13.38 per 1,000. Ranked 7 in the world out of 126. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 28.8%.

2022 13.38 per 1,000 +2.69% vs 2021
World rank 7of 126
Period maximum 13.38 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 7.89 per 1,0001995

Trend over time

1990–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — United States, 1990–2022681012141990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 10.39 per 1,0001991: 10.68 per 1,0001992: 10.74 per 1,0001993: 10.9 per 1,0001994: 11.14 per 1,0001995: 7.89 per 1,0001996: 11.24 per 1,0001997: 11.12 per 1,0001998: 11.22 per 1,0001999: 10.38 per 1,0002000: 10.19 per 1,0002001: 10.21 per 1,0002002: 10.21 per 1,0002003: 10.1 per 1,0002004: 10.3 per 1,0002005: 10.41 per 1,0002006: 10.5 per 1,0002007: 10.56 per 1,0002008: 10.73 per 1,0002009: 10.75 per 1,0002010: 10.88 per 1,0002011: 11 per 1,0002012: 11.03 per 1,0002013: 11 per 1,0002014: 11.06 per 1,0002015: 11.17 per 1,0002016: 11.46 per 1,0002017: 11.55 per 1,0002018: 11.59 per 1,0002019: 13.02 per 1,0002020: 12.34 per 1,0002021: 13.03 per 1,0002022: 13.38 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.99 (+28.78%) Average annual rate: 0.79 %

Comparison, 2022

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

United States 13.38 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
North America 13.16 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 13.38 +0.35 +2.69%
2021 13.03 +0.69 +5.59%
2020 12.34 −0.68 −5.22%
2019 13.02 +1.43 +12.34%
2018 11.59 +0.04 +0.35%
2017 11.55 +0.09 +0.79%
2016 11.46 +0.29 +2.6%
2015 11.17 +0.11 +0.99%
2014 11.06 +0.06 +0.55%
2013 11 −0.03 −0.27%
2012 11.03 +0.03 +0.27%
2011 11 +0.12 +1.1%
2010 10.88 +0.13 +1.21%
2009 10.75 +0.02 +0.19%
2008 10.73 +0.17 +1.61%
2007 10.56 +0.06 +0.57%
2006 10.5 +0.09 +0.86%
2005 10.41 +0.11 +1.07%
2004 10.3 +0.2 +1.98%
2003 10.1 −0.11 −1.08%
2002 10.21 +0 +0%
2001 10.21 +0.02 +0.2%
2000 10.19 −0.19 −1.83%
1999 10.38 −0.84 −7.49%
1998 11.22 +0.1 +0.9%
1997 11.12 −0.12 −1.07%
1996 11.24 +3.35 +42.48%
1995 7.89 −3.25 −29.18%
1994 11.14 +0.24 +2.2%
1993 10.9 +0.16 +1.49%
1992 10.74 +0.06 +0.56%
1991 10.68 +0.29 +2.79%
1990 10.39

Northern America, 2022

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

US United States 13.38 CA Canada 10.21

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.