Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Brunei
Brunei: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 6.62 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Brunei, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 6.62 for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Brunei peaked at 8.17 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.97, in 2000.
That places Brunei 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.97 | — |
| 2002 | 6.23 | +57.0% |
| 2004 | 5.46 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 5.59 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.4 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.16 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 5.14 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.11 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 7.41 | +45.1% |
| 2011 | 7.86 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 8.17 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 7.41 | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 6.19 | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 6.53 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 6.35 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 5.98 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 6.48 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 6.62 | +2.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 6.62 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.39, 90% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 6.62 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +57.0% | 3.97 | 6.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.26 | 3.97 | 6.23 | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.93 | 5.98 | 8.17 | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.62 | 6.62 | 6.62 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Brunei?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Brunei was 6.62 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 8.17 in 2012.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 in 2000.
- How does Brunei rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Brunei ranks 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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