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