Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Malaysia
Malaysia: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 4.05 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Malaysia is 4.05, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Malaysia peaked at 4.05 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.42, in 1995.
Malaysia ranks 93rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.48 | — |
| 1991 | 1.45 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.47 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.54 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.63 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 1.42 | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 1.43 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.43 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.84 | +28.3% |
| 1999 | 1.93 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 2.05 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 2.11 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 2.15 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.25 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.38 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 2.54 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 2.66 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 2.6 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.8 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 2.98 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 3.24 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 3.44 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 3.73 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 3.84 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.91 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.01 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.02 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.04 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.95 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.92 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 3.9 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.97 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.03 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.05 | +0.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 4.05 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 4.05 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +28.3% | 1.43 | 1.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 | 1.42 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.45 | 2.05 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.81 | 3.24 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.99 | 3.9 | 4.05 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Malaysia?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Malaysia was 4.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 in 2023.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 in 1995.
- How does Malaysia rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Malaysia ranks 93rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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