Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Cuba
Cuba: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 7.6 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
7.6
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
36th
of 188 countries
All-time high
9.12
in 2010
All-time low
7.5
in 2002
Years of data
11
2002–2020
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Cuba, 2002–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Cuba is 7.6, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Cuba peaked at 9.12 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.5, in 2002.
That places Cuba 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.5 | — |
| 2007 | 8.66 | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 9.12 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 8.15 | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 8.09 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.04 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.98 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.91 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.79 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.64 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6 | -0.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 7.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 7.6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.51, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.08 | 7.5 | 8.66 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.09 | 7.64 | 9.12 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Cuba?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Cuba was 7.6 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 9.12 in 2010.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 in 2002.
- How does Cuba rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Cuba ranks 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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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