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Number of nurses and midwives per 10000 population - Health Systems Indicators - World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (Most Recent Data)
Rank
Country
Nurses
1
Finland (2003)
222
2
Ireland (2003)
185
3
Norway (2003)
152
4
Netherlands (2003)
138
5
Belarus (2003)
122
6
Belgium (1996)
114
7
Uzbekistan (2003)
109
8
Sweden (2002)
109
9
Czech Republic (2003)
102
10
Germany (2002)
101
11
Niue (2003)
100
12
Iceland (2003)
99
13
United States (1999)
97
14
Luxembourg (2003)
95
15
Australia (2002)
91
16
New Zealand (2003)
90
17
Hungary (2003)
88
18
Seychelles (1996)
86
19
Japan (2000)
86
20
Switzerland (2000)
86
21
Russia (2003)
85
22
Azerbaijan (2003)
84
23
Ukraine (2003)
83
24
Lithuania (2003)
79
25
Moldova (2003)
74
26
Denmark (2002)
74
27
Canada (2002)
74
28
France (2003)
73
29
Slovenia (2002)
72
30
Cuba (2003)
71
31
Turkmenistan (2003)
70
32
Slovakia (2003)
70
33
Kyrgyzstan (2003)
68
34
Kazakhstan (2003)
68
35
Estonia (2002)
67
36
Austria (2003)
62
37
Israel (2003)
62
38
Malta (2003)
61
39
Philippines (2002)
61
40
Brunei Darussalam (2002)
61
41
Macedonia (2001)
59
42
Serbia (2002)
58.56
43
Qatar (2002)
55
44
Latvia (2003)
54
45
Poland (2003)
54
46
Croatia (2003)
54
47
United Kingdom (2003)
54
48
Barbados (1999)
51
49
Libya (2002)
50
50
St. Kitts and Nevis (1999)
50
51
Nauru (2004)
50
52
Tajikistan (2003)
49
53
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003)
48
54
Armenia (2003)
46
55
Bahrain (2003)
46
56
Italy (1999)
45
57
Georgia (2003)
45
58
Singapore (2003)
45
59
Romania (2003)
43
60
Cyprus (2002)
42
61
Kuwait (2002)
42
62
Bulgaria (2003)
42
63
Dominica (1997)
42
64
Tuvalu (2003)
42
65
Portugal (2003)
40
66
South Korea (2002)
40
67
South Africa (2001)
39
68
Cook Islands (2002)
38
69
Albania (2003)
37
70
Spain (2000)
37
71
United Arab Emirates (2002)
35
72
Mongolia (2002)
34
73
Tonga (2002)
34
74
Oman (2002)
33
75
Antigua and Barbuda (1999)
33
76
Saudi Arabia (2001)
32
77
Swaziland (2000)
32
78
Andorra (2003)
31
79
Greece (1995)
31
80
Tunisia (2002)
30
81
Kiribati (2004)
30
82
Jordan (2003)
30
83
Algeria (1995)
30
84
Turkey (2002)
30
85
Marshall Islands (2000)
29
86
Trinidad and Tobago (1999)
29
87
Namibia (1997)
28
88
Egypt (2003)
27
89
Botswana (1999)
24
90
Bahamas (2002)
24
91
North Korea (1995)
24
92
Mauritius (1995)
23
93
Micronesia (2003)
23
94
St. Lucia (1999)
23
95
Republic of the Congo (1995)
21
96
Grenada (1999)
20
97
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2002)
20
98
Fiji (2003)
20
99
Samoa (2002)
20
100
Syria (2003)
19
101
Malaysia (2002)
18
102
Jamaica (2003)
17
103
Vanuatu (2004)
17
104
Suriname (2000)
16
105
Thailand (1999)
16
106
Iran (2001)
16
107
Sao Tome and Principe (1996)
16
108
Solomon Islands (2003)
14
109
Guinea-Bissau (1996)
12
110
Iraq (2003)
12
111
Maldives (2000)
12
112
Belize (2000)
12
113
Angola (1997)
12
114
Timor-Leste (2002)
12
115
Lebanon (2002)
12
116
Panama (2001)
11
117
Mexico (1999)
11
118
Lesotho (1995)
11
119
Zambia (1995)
11
120
China (2003)
10
121
Laos (1996)
10
122
Cambodia (2000)
9
123
Morocco (2002)
9
124
Kenya (1995)
9
125
Uruguay (2003)
9
126
Guyana (1999)
9
127
El Salvador (2002)
8
128
Ghana (2002)
8
129
Sri Lanka (2000)
8
130
India (2003)
8
131
Djibouti (2002)
8
132
Peru (2000)
8
133
Venezuela (1999)
8
134
Vietnam (2002)
8
135
Sudan (2001)
8
136
Chile (2003)
7
137
Mauritania (1995)
7
138
Papua New Guinea (2000)
6
139
Cape Verde (1996)
6
140
Colombia (2003)
6
141
Ecuador (2001)
6
142
Montenegro (2002)
5.44
143
Comoros (1997)
5
144
Ivory Coast (1996)
5
145
Indonesia (2000)
5
146
Pakistan (2003)
5
147
Zimbabwe (2002)
5
148
Guinea (2000)
5
149
Burma (2000)
5
150
Brazil (2001)
5
151
Yemen (2001)
5
152
Tanzania (2002)
4
153
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1996)
4
154
Sierra Leone (1996)
4
155
Guatemala (2003)
4
156
Cameroon (1996)
4
157
Equatorial Guinea (1996)
4
158
Madagascar (2001)
3
159
Malawi (2003)
3
160
Mozambique (2000)
3
161
Costa Rica (2000)
3
162
Senegal (1995)
3
163
Nepal (2001)
3
164
Niger (2002)
3
165
Burundi (2000)
3
166
Dominican Republic (1999)
3
167
Burkina Faso (2001)
3
168
Benin (1995)
3
169
Bolivia (2001)
3
170
Honduras (2000)
3
171
Chad (2001)
2
172
Somalia (1997)
2
173
Gambia (1997)
2
174
Mali (2000)
2
175
Afghanistan (2001)
2
176
Rwanda (2002)
2
177
Paraguay (2002)
2
178
Bangladesh (2001)
2
179
Eritrea (1996)
2
180
Ethiopia (2002)
2
181
Togo (2001)
2
182
Bhutan (1999)
2
183
Central African Republic (1995)
1
184
Haiti (1999)
1
185
Nicaragua (1999)
1
186
Liberia (1997)
1
187
Uganda (2002)
1
Country Comparison Graph
Finland (2003)