Nurses and midwives in Chad
Chad: Nurses and midwives was 0.167 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Chad, 1997–2023
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.167 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2023.
The figure is down 19.7% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Chad peaked at 0.297 per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.047 per 1,000 people, in 1997.
Chad ranks 188th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0533 per 1,000 people | 0.047 per 1,000 people | 0.058 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1837 per 1,000 people | 0.122 per 1,000 people | 0.252 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2402 per 1,000 people | 0.134 per 1,000 people | 0.297 per 1,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.19 per 1,000 people | 0.167 per 1,000 people | 0.208 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More health data for Chad
- Population ages 15-64, male 5.44 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 229,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 223,651 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 237,237 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 52.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 230,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 239,256 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 245,807 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 5.46 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 51.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Chad?
- Nurses and midwives in Chad was 0.167 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.297 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.047 per 1,000 people in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for nurses and midwives?
- Chad ranks 188th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.