Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Jamaica
Jamaica: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 1.62 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Jamaica, 2003–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Jamaica is 1.62, 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 1000 people in Jamaica peaked at 1.72 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.981, 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.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.65 | — |
| 2008 | 1.07 | -34.7% |
| 2012 | 1.55 | +44.2% |
| 2013 | 1.47 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.47 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.66 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 1.66 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.981 | -41.0% |
| 2020 | 1.64 | +67.2% |
| 2021 | 1.72 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.68 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.62 | -3.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.62 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 40% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.62 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.51, 46% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +67.2% | 0.981 | 1.64 |
| 2012 | +44.2% | 1.07 | 1.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 | 1.07 | 1.65 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.47 | 0.981 | 1.66 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.62 | 1.72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Jamaica?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Jamaica was 1.62 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 in 2021.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.981 in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Jamaica ranks 145th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 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 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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