Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Jamaica
Jamaica: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.62 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Jamaica, 2003–2023
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 Jamaica is 1.62 per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Jamaica peaked at 1.72 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.981 per 1,000 people, in 2018.
Jamaica ranks 145th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 per 1,000 people | 1.07 per 1,000 people | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.47 per 1,000 people | 0.981 per 1,000 people | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 1.62 per 1,000 people | 1.72 per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Jamaica?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Jamaica was 1.62 per 1,000 people in 2023, 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.981 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Jamaica ranks 145th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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