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Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)

Name: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) by country, 2023
Creator: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) league table
#	Country		Region	Income
1	Norway	16.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
2	Iceland	15.9	Europe & Central Asia	High income
3	Ireland	14.8	Europe & Central Asia	High income
4	Luxembourg	13.7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
5	New Zealand	12.3	East Asia & Pacific	High income
6	Canada	11.3	North America	High income
7	Belarus	10.8	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
8	United Kingdom	9.5	Europe & Central Asia	High income
9	San Marino	9.4	Europe & Central Asia	High income
10	Qatar	8.5	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
11	Malta	8.2	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
12	Portugal	8	Europe & Central Asia	High income
13	Seychelles	7.3	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
14	Estonia	6.7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
15	Palau	6.6	East Asia & Pacific	High income
16	St. Kitts and Nevis	6.6	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
17	Saudi Arabia	6.6	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
18	Kazakhstan	6.5	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
19	Tajikistan	6.5	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
20	Moldova	6.3	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
21	Montenegro	6.1	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
22	Ukraine	6.1	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
23	Georgia	6	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
24	Israel	5.9	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
25	Brazil	5.5	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
26	Chile	5.5	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
27	St. Lucia	5.3	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
28	Argentina	4.7	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
29	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	4.7	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
30	Andorra	4.7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
31	Grenada	4.6	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
32	Eswatini	4.3	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
33	Bahamas, The	4.2	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
34	Bulgaria	4.2	Europe & Central Asia	High income
35	Ghana	4.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
36	Trinidad and Tobago	4.1	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
37	Nepal	4.1	South Asia	Lower middle income
38	Kyrgyz Republic	4.1	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
39	Malaysia	4.1	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
40	Guyana	3.9	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
41	Barbados	3.7	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
42	Thailand	3.6	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
43	Turkmenistan	3.5	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
44	Jordan	3.3	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
45	Indonesia	3.2	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
46	Botswana	3	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
47	Iran, Islamic Rep.	2.9	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
48	Peru	2.7	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
49	Guatemala	2.3	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
50	Kenya	2.3	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
51	Sri Lanka	2.3	South Asia	Upper middle income
52	Belize	2.1	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
53	Dominican Republic	2.1	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
54	Solomon Islands	2	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
55	Cabo Verde	1.8	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
56	Suriname	1.7	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
57	Jamaica	1.6	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
58	Colombia	1.5	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
59	Central African Republic	1.1	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
60	Lao PDR	1	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
61	Burkina Faso	0.95	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
62	Morocco	0.87	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
63	Burundi	0.79	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
64	Cote d'Ivoire	0.79	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
65	Honduras	0.74	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
66	Tanzania	0.69	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
67	Bangladesh	0.66	South Asia	Lower middle income
68	Gambia, The	0.66	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
69	Benin	0.61	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
70	Afghanistan	0.55	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Low income
71	Yemen, Rep.	0.54	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Low income
72	Senegal	0.42	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
73	Niger	0.42	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
74	Mali	0.27	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
75	Chad	0.17	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income

Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)