Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Chad

Chad: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 0.167 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.167
Change on year
down 19.7%
World rank
188th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.297
in 2018
All-time low
0.047
in 1997
Years of data
18
1997–2023

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Chad, 1997–2023

0.050.10.150.20.250.31997201020231997: 0.0471998: 0.0551999: 0.0582000: 0.1222004: 0.2522006: 0.1772012: 0.2692013: 0.2962014: 0.2542015: 0.2432016: 0.2062017: 0.2232018: 0.2972019: 0.1342020: 0.1942021: 0.1912022: 0.2082023: 0.167

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Chad stood at 0.167.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.7% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Chad peaked at 0.297 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.047, in 1997.

Chad ranks 188th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Chad, 1997 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1997 0.047 —
1998 0.055 +17.0%
1999 0.058 +5.5%
2000 0.122 +110.3%
2004 0.252 +106.6%
2006 0.177 -29.8%
2012 0.269 +52.0%
2013 0.296 +10.0%
2014 0.254 -14.2%
2015 0.243 -4.3%
2016 0.206 -15.2%
2017 0.223 +8.3%
2018 0.297 +33.2%
2019 0.134 -54.9%
2020 0.194 +44.8%
2021 0.191 -1.5%
2022 0.208 +8.9%
2023 0.167 -19.7%

Chad compared with similar countries

  • Chad's 0.167 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9695, 17% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Chad's 0.167 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0533 0.047 0.058 3
2000s 0.1837 0.122 0.252 3
2010s 0.2402 0.134 0.297 8
2020s 0.19 0.167 0.208 4

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 185 Mali 0.268 compare
  2. 186 Myanmar 0.205 compare
  3. 187 Djibouti 0.194 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Chad?
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Chad was 0.167 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 0.297 in 2018.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 0.047 in 1997.
How does Chad rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
Chad ranks 188th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chad 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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Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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