Nurses and midwives in Haiti

Haiti: Nurses and midwives was 0.732 per 1,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.732 per 1,000 people
World rank
169th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.21 per 1,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
0.104 per 1,000 people
in 1998
Years of data
5
1998–2022

Nurses and midwives in Haiti, 1998–2022

00.250.50.7511.21998201020221998: 0.104 per 1,000 people2011: 1.2 per 1,000 people2015: 0.287 per 1,000 people2018: 0.404 per 1,000 people2022: 0.732 per 1,000 people

Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Haiti recorded 0.732 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2022.

That represents a change of down 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Haiti peaked at 1.21 per 1,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.104 per 1,000 people, in 1998.

That places Haiti 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.104 per 1,000 people 0.104 per 1,000 people 0.104 per 1,000 people 1
2010s 0.6333 per 1,000 people 0.287 per 1,000 people 1.21 per 1,000 people 3
2020s 0.732 per 1,000 people 0.732 per 1,000 people 0.732 per 1,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 166 Burundi 0.794 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 167 Cote d'Ivoire 0.793 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 168 Honduras 0.735 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 170 Tanzania 0.693 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 171 Bangladesh 0.664 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 172 Cameroon 0.659 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives in Haiti?
Nurses and midwives in Haiti was 0.732 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 per 1,000 people in 2011.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.104 per 1,000 people in 1998.
How does Haiti rank for nurses and midwives?
Haiti ranks 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Haiti 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

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.