Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Laos
Laos: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 1.03 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Laos, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Laos is 1.03, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Laos peaked at 1.27 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.846, in 2010.
That places Laos 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.24 | — |
| 2000 | 1 | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 0.969 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.975 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.853 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.846 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.856 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.948 | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 1.27 | +33.6% |
| 2015 | 1.21 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.25 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.18 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.18 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.03 | -12.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.03 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63, 63% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.03 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85, 27% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Laos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +33.6% | 0.948 | 1.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9503 | 0.853 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 0.846 | 1.27 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.03 | 1.18 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Laos?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Laos was 1.03 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 in 2014.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.846 in 2010.
- How does Laos rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Laos ranks 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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