Nurses and midwives to physicians ratio - Health Systems Indicators - World Health Statistics - World Health Organization



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Nurses and midwives to physicians ratio - Health Systems Indicators - World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Ratio

1Malawi (2003)23
2Lesotho (1995)20
3Swaziland (2000)18
4Timor-Leste (2002)18
5Tanzania (2002)16
6Zambia (1995)16
7Angola (1997)15
8Kiribati (2004)14
9Vanuatu (2004)12
10Mozambique (2000)12
11Solomon Islands (2003)11
12Rwanda (2002)11
13Papua New Guinea (2000)11
14Namibia (1997)10
15Tonga (2002)10
16Nauru (2004)10
17Dominica (1999)9
18Zimbabwe (2002)9
19Ghana (2002)9
20Republic of the Congo (1995)8
21Niger (2002)8
22Botswana (1999)8
23Burkina Faso (2001)8
24Samoa (2002)8
25Tuvalu (2003)7
26Chad (2001)7
27Finland (2003)7
28Ireland (2003)7
29Seychelles (1996)7
30Kenya (1995)7
31Guinea-Bissau (1996)7
32Comoros (1997)7
33Ethiopia (2002)7
34Brunei Darussalam (2002)6
35Burundi (2000)6
36Cambodia (2000)6
37Eritrea (1996)6
38Gambia (1997)6
39South Africa (2001)6
40Niue (2003)6
41Democratic Republic of the Congo (1996)6
42Marshall Islands (2000)6
43Mauritania (1995)5
44Djibouti (2002)5
45Benin (1995)5
46Norway (2003)5
47Guinea (2000)5
48Thailand (1999)5
49Somalia (1997)5
50Cameroon (1996)5
51Sudan (2002)5
52Indonesia (2000)5
53Cook Islands (2002)5
54Sierra Leone (1996)5
55Ivory Coast (1996)5
56Philippines (2002)5
57Micronesia (2003)4
58Luxembourg (2003)4
59Canada (2002)4
60Central African Republic (1995)4
61Barbados (1999)4
62Libya (2002)4
63Algeria (1995)4
64Japan (2000)4
65Liberia (1997)4
66Tunisia (2002)4
67Fiji (2003)4
68Australia (2002)4
69New Zealand (2003)4
70St. Lucia (1999)4
71Netherlands (2003)4
72Senegal (1995)4
73Trinidad and Tobago (1999)4
74United States (1999)4
75Uzbekistan (2003)4
76St. Kitts and Nevis (1999)4
77Togo (2001)4
78Belgium (2002)3
79Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003)3
80Cape Verde (1996)3
81Czech Republic (2003)3
82Germany (2002)3
83Guyana (1999)3
84Hungary (2003)3
85Iceland (2003)3
86Kuwait (2002)3
87Kyrgyzstan (2003)3
88Denmark (2002)3
89Macedonia (2001)3
90Madagascar (2001)3
91Malaysia (2002)3
92Mali (2000)3
93Mauritius (1995)3
94Sao Tome and Principe (1996)3
95Singapore (2003)3
96Slovenia (2002)3
97St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2002)3
98Suriname (2000)3
99Sweden (2002)3
100Tajikistan (2003)3
101Ukraine (2003)3
102United Kingdom (2003)3
103Albania (2003)3
104Antigua and Barbuda (1999)3
105Bahrain (2003)3
106Belarus (2003)3
107Oman (2002)2
108Nepal (2002)2
109Israel (2003)2
110Iraq (2003)2
111Laos (1996)2
112Burma (2000)2
113Maldives (2000)2
114Grenada (1999)2
115Qatar (2002)2
116Switzerland (2000)2
117Kazakhstan (2003)2
118Azerbaijan (2003)2
119Austria (2003)2
120Turkey (2002)2
121Poland (2003)2
122Turkmenistan (2003)2
123Uganda (2002)2
124France (2003)2
125Romania (2003)2
126Russia (2003)2
127Estonia (2002)2
128Equatorial Guinea (1996)2
129Lithuania (2003)2
130Saudi Arabia (2001)2
131Moldova (2003)2
132Morocco (2002)2
133South Korea (2002)2
134Cyprus (2002)2
135Malta (2003)2
136Slovakia (2003)2
137Latvia (2003)2
138Yemen (2001)2
139Croatia (2003)2
140Jamaica (2003)2
141United Arab Emirates (2002)2
142Sri Lanka (2002)2
143Serbia (2002)1.83
144Iran (2001)1
145India (2003)1
146North Korea (2001)1
147Pakistan (2003)1
148Panama (2001)1
149Greece (2001)1
150Peru (2000)1
151Georgia (2003)1
152Portugal (2003)1
153Italy (2002)1
154El Salvador (2002)1
155Egypt (2003)1
156Cuba (2003)1
157Colombia (2003)1
158Bahamas (2002)1
159Chile (2003)1
160Bulgaria (2003)1
161Armenia (2003)1
162Mexico (2001)1
163Spain (2002)1
164Andorra (2003)1
165Syria (2003)1
166China (2003)1
167Afghanistan (2001)1
168Mongolia (2002)1
169Bhutan (2001)1
170Jordan (2003)1
171Vietnam (2002)1
172Belize (2000)1
173Bangladesh (2001)1
174Montenegro (2002)0.17
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