Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mexico
Mexico: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 3.03 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mexico, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mexico is 3.03, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mexico peaked at 3.14 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.78, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 112th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.78 | — |
| 1991 | 1.92 | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 2.01 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 2.06 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 2.11 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 2.15 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.14 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.12 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.15 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.2 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 3.14 | +42.5% |
| 2001 | 2.23 | -28.9% |
| 2002 | 2.23 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.14 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.12 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.21 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.23 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.29 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.32 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.37 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.42 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.52 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.56 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.82 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 2.69 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.77 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.88 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.88 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.89 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.87 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.94 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.97 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 3.03 | +2.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 3.03 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 75% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 3.03 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.51, 86% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +42.5% | 2.2 | 3.14 |
| 2001 | -28.9% | 3.14 | 2.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.06 | 1.78 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.33 | 2.12 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 | 2.42 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 | 2.94 | 3.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mexico?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mexico was 3.03 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.14 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Mexico ranks 112th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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