Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Lebanon
Lebanon: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.92 per 1,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Lebanon, 2001–2018
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
Lebanon recorded 1.92 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Lebanon peaked at 1.92 per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.944 per 1,000 people, in 2001.
That places Lebanon 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 per 1,000 people | 0.944 per 1,000 people | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 1.56 per 1,000 people | 1.92 per 1,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 132 Bhutan 2.05 per 1,000 people compare
- 133 Solomon Islands 2 per 1,000 people compare
- 135 Angola 1.87 per 1,000 people compare
- 136 Cape Verde 1.8 per 1,000 people compare
- 137 Egypt 1.79 per 1,000 people compare
More reference data data for Lebanon
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- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1718 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.08 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8816 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.17 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 8,883 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Lebanon?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Lebanon was 1.92 per 1,000 people in 2018, 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.944 per 1,000 people in 2001.
- How does Lebanon rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Lebanon ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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