Health

Nurses / 1,000

SH.MED.NUMW.P3

Countries compared

9 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 12.25 for Germany in 2022, over a series running from 2000 to 2022 and 9 countries compared, from the highest (Iceland, 15.86) to the lowest (South Sudan, 0.69).

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Annual values by country
	Germany	Italy	Spain	United States	China	South Sudan	Estonia	Portugal	Iceland
2023							6.66	8.01	15.86
2022	12.25	6.76	6.41	13.38	3.67	0.69	6.96	7.85	15.64
2021	12.26	6.43	6.5	13.03	3.52		6.85	7.71	15.71
2020	12.3	6.52	6.25	12.34	3.3	0.71	6.74	7.5	16.34
2019	12.03	6.4	6.04	13.02	3.12	0.59	6.6	7.31	16.16
2018	11.74	6.04	6.01	11.59	2.89	0.37	6.64	7.13	15.47
2017	11.31	6.09	5.9	11.55	2.69		6.54	6.93	15.29
2016	11.09	5.85	5.67	11.46	2.5		6.44	6.72	15
2015	10.95	5.72	5.44	11.17	2.32		6.36	6.53	16.28
2014	10.95	5.54	5.31	11.06	2.16		6.08	6.38	16.15
2013	10.76	5.29	5.29	11	2.02		5.96	6.29	16.26
2012	10.41	5.33	5.39	11.03	1.82		6.46	6.22	15.96
2011	10.34	5.41	5.36	11	1.65		6.53	6.11	15.69
2010	10.24	5.44	5.28	10.88	1.52		6.4	5.9	15.32
2009	10.17	5.47	5.08	10.75	1.38		6.45	5.64	16.07
2008	9.95	5.47	4.95	10.73	1.26		6.72	5.37	15.67
2007	9.77	5.48	4.73	10.56	1.18		6.7	5.13	14.78
2006	9.58	5.35	4.58	10.5	1.08		6.61	4.84	14.5
2005	9.46	5.19	4.49	10.41	1.03		6.58	4.59	14.75
2004	9.29	5.33	4.43	10.3	1.01		6.54	4.37	14.45
2003	9.21	5.45	4.41	10.1	0.98		6.43	4.19	14.38
2002	9.02	5.82	4.2	10.21	0.97		6.32	4.01	13.99
2001	8.91	5.76	4	10.21	1.01		6.13		13.9
2000	8.83	5.71	3.66	10.19	1		6.2		13.99
1999			3.5	10.38	0.99		6.33		14.15
1998			3.45	11.22	0.97		6.42		14.26
1997			3.46	11.12	0.97		6.48		13.85
1996			3.39	11.24	0.95		6.63		13.09
1995			4.3	7.89	0.92		6.85		13.1
1994			4.21	11.14			6.86		13.59
1993			4.23	10.9			6.96		13.49
1992			4.18	10.74			6.94		13.23
1991			4.11	10.68			7.11		13.27
1990			2.83	10.39	0.85		8.8		13.27

World Bank definition

Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)

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.

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