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Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) by country 2023 | worldgovdata
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Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
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198 countries · 1990–2023
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1
Norway
16.5
2
Iceland
15.9
3
Ireland
14.8
4
Luxembourg
13.7
5
New Zealand
12.3
6
Canada
11.3
7
Belarus
10.8
8
United Kingdom
9.5
9
San Marino
9.4
10
Qatar
8.5
11
Malta
8.2
12
Portugal
8
13
Seychelles
7.3
14
Estonia
6.7
15
Palau
6.6
16
St. Kitts and Nevis
6.6
17
Saudi Arabia
6.6
18
Kazakhstan
6.5
19
Tajikistan
6.5
20
Moldova
6.3
21
Montenegro
6.1
22
Ukraine
6.1
23
Georgia
6
24
Israel
5.9
25
Brazil
5.5
26
Chile
5.5
27
St. Lucia
5.3
28
Argentina
4.7
29
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
4.7
30
Andorra
4.7
31
Grenada
4.6
32
Eswatini
4.3
33
Bahamas, The
4.2
34
Bulgaria
4.2
35
Ghana
4.1
36
Trinidad and Tobago
4.1
37
Nepal
4.1
38
Kyrgyz Republic
4.1
39
Malaysia
4.1
40
Guyana
3.9
41
Barbados
3.7
42
Thailand
3.6
43
Turkmenistan
3.5
44
Jordan
3.3
45
Indonesia
3.2
46
Botswana
3
47
Iran, Islamic Rep.
2.9
48
Peru
2.7
49
Kenya
2.3
50
Guatemala
2.3
51
Sri Lanka
2.3
52
Belize
2.1
53
Dominican Republic
2.1
54
Solomon Islands
2
55
Cabo Verde
1.8
56
Suriname
1.7
57
Jamaica
1.6
58
Colombia
1.5
59
Central African Republic
1.1
60
Lao PDR
1
61
Burkina Faso
0.95
62
Morocco
0.87
63
Burundi
0.79
64
Cote d'Ivoire
0.79
65
Honduras
0.74
66
Tanzania
0.69
67
Bangladesh
0.66
68
Gambia, The
0.66
69
Benin
0.61
70
Afghanistan
0.55
71
Yemen, Rep.
0.54
72
Senegal
0.42
73
Niger
0.42
74
Mali
0.27
75
Chad
0.17
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