Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) - Health services - Health - World Development Indicators



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Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) - Health services - Health - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Norway (2007)16.33
2Ireland (2007)15.76
3Netherlands (2007)15.15
4Belarus (2007)12.56
5Sweden (2006)11.57
6Switzerland (2000)11.03
7Australia (2006)10.91
8Uzbekistan (2007)10.81
9Luxembourg (2005)10.37
10Iceland (2004)10.14
11Canada (2006)10.05
12United States (2005)9.81
13Denmark (2006)9.76
14Japan (2004)9.47
15Hungary (2007)9.21
16Czech Republic (2007)8.95
17Finland (2006)8.92
18New Zealand (2003)8.91
19Cuba (2007)8.64
20Russia (2006)8.52
21Ukraine (2006)8.45
22Azerbaijan (2007)8.41
23France (2008)8.09
24Germany (2006)7.99
25Euro area (2006)7.93
26Seychelles (2004)7.93
27Kazakhstan (2007)7.83
28Slovenia (2006)7.81
29Spain (2006)7.58
30Lithuania (2007)7.57
31Qatar (2006)7.37
32Estonia (2006)6.98
33Italy (2006)6.93
34Moldova (2007)6.64
35Austria (2007)6.64
36Slovakia (2005)6.62
37Europe & Central Asia (2006)6.58
38Swaziland (2004)6.3
39Malta (2007)6.27
40Israel (2007)6.14
41Philippines (2002)6.12
42Brunei Darussalam (2002)6.06
43Palau (2004)6
44Bahrain (2007)5.8
45Kyrgyzstan (2007)5.66
46Latvia (2007)5.65
47Croatia (2007)5.58
48Montenegro (2007)5.54
49Poland (2006)5.19
50Tajikistan (2006)5.03
51Gabon (2004)5.02
52Armenia (2007)4.87
53Portugal (2006)4.83
54Libya (2004)4.8
55St. Kitts and Nevis (2000)4.71
56Bosnia and Herzegovina (2005)4.69
57Bulgaria (2007)4.68
58United Arab Emirates (2004)4.57
59Turkmenistan (2007)4.51
60Bahamas (1998)4.47
61Serbia (2007)4.43
62Singapore (2003)4.4
63South Korea (2004)4.39
64North Korea (2004)4.39
65Macedonia (2006)4.34
66Romania (2006)4.19
67Andorra (2007)4.18
68Dominica (1997)4.17
69South Africa (2004)4.08
70Guatemala (1999)4.05
71Albania (2007)4.03
72Grenada (1998)3.98
73Cyprus (2006)3.98
74Mexico (2004)3.98
75Oman (2007)3.9
76Georgia (2007)3.89
77St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2000)3.79
78Mauritius (2004)3.73
79Barbados (1999)3.7
80Kuwait (2005)3.7
81Saudi Arabia (2007)3.63
82Trinidad and Tobago (2007)3.56
83Greece (2006)3.48
84Mongolia (2002)3.45
85Tonga (2002)3.4
86Egypt (2005)3.35
87Antigua and Barbuda (1999)3.28
88Jordan (2006)3.18
89Namibia (2004)3.06
90Kiribati (2004)3.02
91Marshall Islands (2000)2.98
92Brazil (2006)2.91
93Tunisia (2004)2.87
94Panama (2000)2.77
95Maldives (2004)2.7
96Botswana (2004)2.65
97Micronesia (2003)2.29
98Guyana (2000)2.29
99St. Lucia (1999)2.28
100Timor-Leste (2004)2.19
101Bolivia (2001)2.13
102Fiji (2003)1.98
103Algeria (2007)1.95
104Turkey (2008)1.89
105Sao Tome and Principe (2004)1.87
106Dominican Republic (2000)1.84
107Malaysia (2002)1.81
108Paraguay (2002)1.79
109Samoa (2003)1.74
110Sri Lanka (2004)1.73
111Ecuador (2000)1.66
112Vanuatu (2004)1.66
113Jamaica (2003)1.65
114Suriname (2000)1.62
115Nigeria (2008)1.61
116Iran (2005)1.6
117Cameroon (2004)1.6
118Syria (2006)1.4
119Solomon Islands (2003)1.37
120Thailand (2002)1.36
121Angola (2004)1.35
122Lebanon (2005)1.32
123Honduras (2000)1.32
124Cape Verde (2008)1.32
125Uganda (2005)1.31
126India (2004)1.27
127South Asia (2004)1.26
128Belize (2000)1.26
129Kenya (2002)1.18
130Venezuela (2001)1.13
131Nicaragua (2003)1.07
132Iraq (2007)1.05
133East Asia & Pacific (2003)0.99
134Burma (2004)0.98
135Ghana (2008)0.97
136Laos (2004)0.97
137China (2003)0.96
138Costa Rica (2000)0.93
139Sudan (2006)0.9
140Uruguay (2002)0.85
141Cambodia (2000)0.85
142Republic of the Congo (2007)0.82
143Indonesia (2003)0.82
144El Salvador (2002)0.8
145Morocco (2004)0.78
146Benin (2008)0.77
147Comoros (2004)0.74
148Burkina Faso (2008)0.73
149Zimbabwe (2004)0.72
150Zambia (2006)0.71
151Peru (1999)0.67
152Yemen (2004)0.66
153Vietnam (2004)0.66
154Mauritania (2004)0.64
155United Kingdom (2003)0.63
156Chile (2003)0.63
157Lesotho (2003)0.62
158Eritrea (2004)0.58
159Djibouti (2005)0.57
160Gambia (2008)0.57
161Colombia (2002)0.55
162Guinea-Bissau (2008)0.55
163Belgium (2007)0.53
164Papua New Guinea (2000)0.53
165Democratic Republic of the Congo (2004)0.53
166Equatorial Guinea (2004)0.53
167Afghanistan (2005)0.5
168Argentina (2004)0.48
169Ivory Coast (2008)0.48
170Nepal (2004)0.46
171Rwanda (2005)0.45
172Senegal (2008)0.42
173Central African Republic (2004)0.41
174Pakistan (2007)0.38
175Madagascar (2004)0.32
176Bhutan (2007)0.32
177Mozambique (2006)0.31
178Chad (2004)0.28
179Bangladesh (2005)0.28
180Malawi (2008)0.28
181Liberia (2008)0.27
182Togo (2008)0.27
183Ethiopia (2007)0.24
184Tanzania (2006)0.24
185Mali (2007)0.2
186Burundi (2004)0.19
187Sierra Leone (2008)0.17
188Niger (2008)0.14
189Somalia (2006)0.11
190Haiti (1998)0.11
191Guinea (2005)0.04
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