Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Burundi
Burundi: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 0.794 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Burundi, 2004–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Burundi is 0.794, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Burundi peaked at 0.963 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.189, in 2004.
That places Burundi 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.189 | — |
| 2010 | 0.637 | +237.0% |
| 2011 | 0.615 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.646 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.633 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.634 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.613 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.802 | +30.8% |
| 2018 | 0.772 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.644 | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 0.946 | +46.9% |
| 2021 | 0.963 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.74 | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 0.794 | +7.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.794 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9695, 82% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.794 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14, 70% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +237.0% | 0.189 | 0.637 |
| 2020 | +46.9% | 0.644 | 0.946 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.189 | 0.189 | 0.189 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6662 | 0.613 | 0.802 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8608 | 0.74 | 0.963 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 163 Burkina Faso 0.949 compare
- 164 Mozambique 0.934 compare
- 165 Morocco 0.869 compare
- 167 Cote d'Ivoire 0.793 compare
- 168 Honduras 0.735 compare
- 169 Haiti 0.732 compare
More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Burundi?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Burundi was 0.794 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.963 in 2021.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.189 in 2004.
- How does Burundi rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Burundi ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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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