Nurses and midwives in Maldives

Maldives: Nurses and midwives was 5.02 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
5.02 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
72nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
6.98 per 1,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
0.647 per 1,000 people
in 1991
Years of data
14
1991–2020

Nurses and midwives in Maldives, 1991–2020

02461991200520201991: 0.647 per 1,000 people1993: 0.768 per 1,000 people1996: 1.4 per 1,000 people2004: 2.9 per 1,000 people2007: 4.7 per 1,000 people2009: 5.3 per 1,000 people2010: 5.2 per 1,000 people2014: 5.6 per 1,000 people2015: 7 per 1,000 people2016: 2.6 per 1,000 people2017: 3.6 per 1,000 people2018: 6.3 per 1,000 people2019: 5.2 per 1,000 people2020: 5 per 1,000 people

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

Analysis

Maldives recorded 5.02 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2020.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Maldives peaked at 6.98 per 1,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.647 per 1,000 people, in 1991.

That places Maldives 72nd out of 188 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9303 per 1,000 people 0.647 per 1,000 people 1.38 per 1,000 people 3
2000s 4.33 per 1,000 people 2.94 per 1,000 people 5.3 per 1,000 people 3
2010s 5.08 per 1,000 people 2.56 per 1,000 people 6.98 per 1,000 people 7
2020s 5.02 per 1,000 people 5.02 per 1,000 people 5.02 per 1,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 69 Chile 5.45 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 70 Namibia 5.39 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 71 Saint Lucia 5.34 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 73 Philippines 4.79 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 74 Argentina 4.75 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 75 Armenia 4.75 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives in Maldives?
Nurses and midwives in Maldives was 5.02 per 1,000 people in 2020, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 6.98 per 1,000 people in 2015.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.647 per 1,000 people in 1991.
How does Maldives rank for nurses and midwives?
Maldives ranks 72nd out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives 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.