Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mongolia

Mongolia: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 4.22 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
4.22
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
85th
of 188 countries
All-time high
4.22
in 2018
All-time low
3.53
in 2002
Years of data
12
2002–2018

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mongolia, 2002–2018

012342002201020182002: 3.52008: 3.62009: 3.62010: 3.72011: 3.72012: 3.82013: 3.82014: 4.12015: 4.12016: 4.12017: 4.22018: 4.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mongolia is 4.22, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mongolia peaked at 4.22 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.53, in 2002.

That places Mongolia 85th 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 12 years of available data.

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mongolia, 2002 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2002 3.53 —
2008 3.65 +3.3%
2009 3.63 -0.3%
2010 3.66 +0.6%
2011 3.69 +1.1%
2012 3.82 +3.4%
2013 3.85 +0.6%
2014 4.06 +5.7%
2015 4.12 +1.5%
2016 4.09 -0.9%
2017 4.15 +1.6%
2018 4.22 +1.5%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 4.22 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 4.22 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.6 3.53 3.65 3
2010s 3.96 3.66 4.22 9

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 82 Marshall Islands 4.3 compare
  2. 83 Eswatini 4.26 compare
  3. 84 Bahamas 4.22 compare
  4. 86 Bulgaria 4.2 compare
  5. 87 Tonga 4.2 compare
  6. 88 Greece 4.11 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mongolia?
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mongolia was 4.22 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 4.22 in 2018.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.53 in 2002.
How does Mongolia rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
Mongolia ranks 85th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia 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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Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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