Nurses and midwives in Mozambique

Mozambique: Nurses and midwives was 0.934 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.934 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 62.7%
World rank
164th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.934 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
0.276 per 1,000 people
in 1999
Years of data
24
1999–2022

Nurses and midwives in Mozambique, 1999–2022

0.20.40.60.811999201020221999: 0.276 per 1,000 people2000: 0.28 per 1,000 people2001: 0.276 per 1,000 people2002: 0.297 per 1,000 people2003: 0.297 per 1,000 people2004: 0.328 per 1,000 people2005: 0.334 per 1,000 people2006: 0.343 per 1,000 people2007: 0.369 per 1,000 people2008: 0.396 per 1,000 people2009: 0.404 per 1,000 people2010: 0.413 per 1,000 people2011: 0.402 per 1,000 people2012: 0.415 per 1,000 people2013: 0.427 per 1,000 people2014: 0.426 per 1,000 people2015: 0.91 per 1,000 people2016: 0.489 per 1,000 people2017: 0.489 per 1,000 people2018: 0.488 per 1,000 people2019: 0.48 per 1,000 people2020: 0.492 per 1,000 people2021: 0.574 per 1,000 people2022: 0.934 per 1,000 people

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

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 0.934 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.7% on the previous year and up 125.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Mozambique peaked at 0.934 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.276 per 1,000 people, in 1999.

That places Mozambique 164th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.276 per 1,000 people 0.276 per 1,000 people 0.276 per 1,000 people 1
2000s 0.3324 per 1,000 people 0.276 per 1,000 people 0.404 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 0.4939 per 1,000 people 0.402 per 1,000 people 0.91 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 0.6667 per 1,000 people 0.492 per 1,000 people 0.934 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 161 Liberia 1.01 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 162 Guinea-Bissau 0.99 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 163 Burkina Faso 0.949 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 165 Morocco 0.869 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 166 Burundi 0.794 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 167 Cote d'Ivoire 0.793 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives in Mozambique?
Nurses and midwives in Mozambique was 0.934 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 Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 0.934 per 1,000 people in 2022.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0.276 per 1,000 people in 1999.
How does Mozambique rank for nurses and midwives?
Mozambique ranks 164th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 125.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique 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.