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Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)

per 1,000 people · higher is better · 198 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023

League table

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  1. 1Norway16.5
  2. 2Iceland15.9
  3. 3Ireland14.8
  4. 4Luxembourg13.7
  5. 5New Zealand12.3
  6. 6Canada11.3
  7. 7Belarus10.8
  8. 8United Kingdom9.5
  9. 9San Marino9.4
  10. 10Qatar8.5
  11. 11Malta8.2
  12. 12Portugal8
  13. 13Seychelles7.3
  14. 14Estonia6.7
  15. 15Palau6.6
  16. 16St. Kitts and Nevis6.6
  17. 17Saudi Arabia6.6
  18. 18Kazakhstan6.5
  19. 19Tajikistan6.5
  20. 20Moldova6.3
  21. 21Montenegro6.1
  22. 22Ukraine6.1
  23. 23Georgia6
  24. 24Israel5.9
  25. 25Brazil5.5
  26. 26Chile5.5
  27. 27St. Lucia5.3
  28. 28Argentina4.7
  29. 29St. Vincent and the Grenadines4.7
  30. 30Andorra4.7
  31. 31Grenada4.6
  32. 32Eswatini4.3
  33. 33Bahamas, The4.2
  34. 34Bulgaria4.2
  35. 35Ghana4.1
  36. 36Trinidad and Tobago4.1
  37. 37Nepal4.1
  38. 38Kyrgyz Republic4.1
  39. 39Malaysia4.1
  40. 40Guyana3.9
  41. 41Barbados3.7
  42. 42Thailand3.6
  43. 43Turkmenistan3.5
  44. 44Jordan3.3
  45. 45Indonesia3.2
  46. 46Botswana3
  47. 47Iran, Islamic Rep.2.9
  48. 48Peru2.7
  49. 49Guatemala2.3
  50. 49Kenya2.3
  51. 50Sri Lanka2.3
  52. 51Belize2.1
  53. 51Dominican Republic2.1
  54. 52Solomon Islands2
  55. 53Cabo Verde1.8
  56. 54Suriname1.7
  57. 55Jamaica1.6
  58. 56Colombia1.5
  59. 57Central African Republic1.1
  60. 58Lao PDR1
  61. 59Burkina Faso0.95
  62. 60Morocco0.87
  63. 61Burundi0.79
  64. 62Cote d'Ivoire0.79
  65. 63Honduras0.74
  66. 64Tanzania0.69
  67. 65Bangladesh0.66
  68. 66Gambia, The0.66
  69. 67Benin0.61
  70. 68Afghanistan0.55
  71. 69Yemen, Rep.0.54
  72. 70Senegal0.42
  73. 71Niger0.42
  74. 72Mali0.27
  75. 73Chad0.17

Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)