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Nurses and midwives

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.

Latest, 20232.27/1,000 peopleAnnual release · Not updated
vs 2020−1.5%2.31
High since 20092.31per 1,000 people2020 · World Bank
Low since 20090.88per 1,000 people2009 · World Bank

Over time

per 1,000 people2014 - 2023

Recent years

  1. 20232.27per 1,000 people−1.5%
  2. 20202.31per 1,000 people+75.6%
  3. 20181.31per 1,000 people+7.0%
  4. 20171.23per 1,000 people+19.9%
  5. 20161.02per 1,000 people+4.3%
  6. 20150.98per 1,000 people+2.5%
  7. 20140.96per 1,000 people+9.4%
  8. 20090.88per 1,000 people