| Nurses (Females) - Gender distribution - Human Resources for Health - World Health Organization (2004) |
Rank | Country | |
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| 1 |  Egypt | 136,892 |
| 2 | Iran | 36,706 |
| 3 | Kenya | 28,212 |
| 4 | Algeria | 26,675 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 18,707 |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 17,273 |
| 7 | Cameroon | 16,888 |
| 8 | Sudan | 14,125 |
| 9 | Ghana | 13,920 |
| 10 | Uganda | 13,338 |
| 11 | Morocco | 12,452 |
| 12 | Iraq | 10,923 |
| 13 | Burma | 9,723 |
| 14 | Tanzania | 9,090 |
| 15 | Oman | 8,721 |
| 16 | Jordan | 8,263 |
| 17 | Malawi | 5,476 |
| 18 | Gabon | 4,635 |
| 19 | Swaziland | 4,204 |
| 20 | Benin | 2,825 |
| 21 | Mauritius | 2,668 |
| 22 | Bahrain | 2,476 |
| 23 | Rwanda | 2,147 |
| 24 | Guinea | 2,115 |
| 25 | Republic of the Congo | 1,930 |
| 26 | Mozambique | 1,571 |
| 27 | Madagascar | 1,487 |
| 28 | Ivory Coast | 1,426 |
| 29 | Eritrea | 1,382 |
| 30 | Niger | 1,111 |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 1,025 |
| 32 | Maldives | 875 |
| 33 | Burundi | 782 |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 746 |
| 35 | Seychelles | 604 |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 508 |
| 37 | Chad | 465 |
| 38 | Bhutan | 319 |
| 39 | Comoros | 319 |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 284 |
| 41 | Central African Republic | 205 |
| 42 | Sao Tome and Principe | 173 |
| 43 | Equatorial Guinea | 78 |
| 44 | Djibouti | 38 |
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