Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Madagascar
Madagascar: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 0.281 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Madagascar, 2002–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Madagascar is 0.281, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Madagascar peaked at 0.335 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 2012.
That places Madagascar 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.299 | — |
| 2003 | 0.29 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.273 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.335 | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 0.289 | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.281 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.269 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.232 | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.213 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.208 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.207 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.284 | +37.2% |
| 2018 | 0.285 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.281 | -1.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.281 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9695, 29% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.281 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14, 25% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +37.2% | 0.207 | 0.284 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2835 | 0.232 | 0.335 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2394 | 0.207 | 0.285 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.281 | 0.281 | 0.281 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Madagascar?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Madagascar was 0.281 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.335 in 2005.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 2012.
- How does Madagascar rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Madagascar ranks 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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