Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Zambia

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Zambia in 2022 — 2.94 per 1,000. Ranked 76 in the world out of 126. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 311.2%.

2022 2.94 per 1,000 +58.62% vs 2021
World rank 76of 126
Period maximum 2.94 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.69 per 1,0002006

Trend over time

2005–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Zambia, 2005–2022012320052007200920112013201520172019202120222005: 0.71 per 1,0002006: 0.69 per 1,0002008: 0.7 per 1,0002009: 0.7 per 1,0002010: 0.71 per 1,0002017: 0.9 per 1,0002018: 1.27 per 1,0002019: 1.42 per 1,0002020: 1.63 per 1,0002021: 1.85 per 1,0002022: 2.94 per 1,000
Change over the period: +2.22 (+311.2%) Average annual rate: 8.67 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Zambia 2.94 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.62 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 1.33 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 2.94 +1.09 +58.62%
2021 1.85 +0.23 +13.84%
2020 1.63 +0.21 +14.67%
2019 1.42 +0.15 +11.39%
2018 1.27 +0.37 +41.44%
2017 0.9
2010 0.71 +0.01 +0.99%
2009 0.7 +0.01 +0.86%
2008 0.7
2006 0.69 −0.02 −3.36%
2005 0.71

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.