Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Honduras

Honduras: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 0.735 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.735
World rank
168th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.3
in 2000
All-time low
0.654
in 2015
Years of data
10
2000–2023

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Honduras, 2000–2023

00.511.52000201120232000: 1.32005: 12010: 0.8552013: 0.6912014: 0.6692015: 0.6542016: 0.7212017: 0.7182018: 0.7152023: 0.735

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 0.735 for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Honduras peaked at 1.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.654, in 2015.

Honduras ranks 168th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Honduras, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 1.3 —
2005 1.04 -19.6%
2010 0.855 -18.0%
2013 0.691 -19.2%
2014 0.669 -3.2%
2015 0.654 -2.2%
2016 0.721 +10.2%
2017 0.718 -0.4%
2018 0.715 -0.4%
2023 0.735 +2.8%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 0.735 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 0.735 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.51, 21% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.17 1.04 1.3 2
2010s 0.7176 0.654 0.855 7
2020s 0.735 0.735 0.735 1

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 165 Morocco 0.869 compare
  2. 166 Burundi 0.794 compare
  3. 167 Cote d'Ivoire 0.793 compare
  4. 169 Haiti 0.732 compare
  5. 170 Tanzania 0.693 compare
  6. 171 Bangladesh 0.664 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Honduras?
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Honduras was 0.735 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 2000.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.654 in 2015.
How does Honduras rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
Honduras ranks 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras 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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