Malawi vs Senegal: Nurses and midwives

Malawi
0.507 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Senegal
0.424 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi rank
179th
Senegal rank
181st

Nurses and midwives over time

  • Malawi
  • Senegal
0.20.40.6200420132023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.507 per 1,000 people against 0.424 per 1,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 0.083 per 1,000 people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malawi ahead.

Globally, Malawi ranks 179th and Senegal ranks 181st of 188 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.