Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Haiti

Haiti: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 0.732 per 1,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.732 per 1,000 people
World rank
169th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.21 per 1,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
0.104 per 1,000 people
in 1998
Years of data
5
1998–2022

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Haiti, 1998–2022

00.250.50.7511.21998201020221998: 0.104 per 1,000 people2011: 1.2 per 1,000 people2015: 0.287 per 1,000 people2018: 0.404 per 1,000 people2022: 0.732 per 1,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Haiti is 0.732 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Haiti peaked at 1.21 per 1,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.104 per 1,000 people, in 1998.

That places Haiti 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.104 per 1,000 people 0.104 per 1,000 people 0.104 per 1,000 people 1
2010s 0.6333 per 1,000 people 0.287 per 1,000 people 1.21 per 1,000 people 3
2020s 0.732 per 1,000 people 0.732 per 1,000 people 0.732 per 1,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 166 Burundi 0.794 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 167 Cote d'Ivoire 0.793 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 168 Honduras 0.735 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 170 Tanzania 0.693 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 171 Bangladesh 0.664 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 172 Cameroon 0.659 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Haiti?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Haiti was 0.732 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 per 1,000 people in 2011.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.104 per 1,000 people in 1998.
How does Haiti rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Haiti ranks 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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