Nurses and midwives in Lebanon
Lebanon: Nurses and midwives was 1.92 per 1,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives in Lebanon, 2001–2018
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives in Lebanon is 1.92 per 1,000 people, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Lebanon peaked at 1.92 per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.944 per 1,000 people, in 2001.
Lebanon ranks 134th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 per 1,000 people | 0.944 per 1,000 people | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 1.56 per 1,000 people | 1.92 per 1,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 132 Bhutan 2.05 per 1,000 people compare
- 133 Solomon Islands 2 per 1,000 people compare
- 135 Angola 1.87 per 1,000 people compare
- 136 Cape Verde 1.8 per 1,000 people compare
- 137 Egypt 1.79 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Lebanon
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 48,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 54,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 57,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 52,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 55,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 51,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 54,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 50,175 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 54,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 46,416 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Lebanon?
- Nurses and midwives in Lebanon was 1.92 per 1,000 people in 2018, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.944 per 1,000 people in 2001.
- How does Lebanon rank for nurses and midwives?
- Lebanon ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.