Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 1.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.8
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
136th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.83
in 2022
All-time low
0.787
in 2013
Years of data
16
2004–2023
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Cape Verde, 2004–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Cape Verde is 1.8, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 128.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Cape Verde peaked at 1.83 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.787, in 2013.
Cape Verde ranks 136th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.874 | — |
| 2009 | 0.98 | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.787 | -26.9% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | +34.9% |
| 2015 | 1.28 | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 1.35 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.47 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.49 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.73 | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 1.8 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.83 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.8 | -1.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 44% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1.8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.927 | 0.874 | 0.98 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 0.787 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 1.73 | 1.83 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More reference data data for Cape Verde
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 74.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 53.16 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Cape Verde?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Cape Verde was 1.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.787 in 2013.
- How does Cape Verde rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Cape Verde ranks 136th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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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