Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mozambique
Mozambique: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 0.934 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mozambique, 1999–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mozambique is 0.934, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.7% on the previous year and up 125.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mozambique peaked at 0.934 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.276, in 1999.
Mozambique ranks 164th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.276 | — |
| 2000 | 0.28 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.276 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.297 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.297 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.328 | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.334 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.343 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.369 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.396 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.404 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.413 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.402 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.415 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.427 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.426 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.91 | +113.6% |
| 2016 | 0.489 | -46.3% |
| 2017 | 0.489 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.488 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.48 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.492 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.574 | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.934 | +62.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.934 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9695, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.934 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +113.6% | 0.426 | 0.91 |
| 2022 | +62.7% | 0.574 | 0.934 |
| 2016 | -46.3% | 0.91 | 0.489 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.276 | 0.276 | 0.276 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3324 | 0.276 | 0.404 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4939 | 0.402 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 0.492 | 0.934 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 161 Liberia 1.01 compare
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 0.99 compare
- 163 Burkina Faso 0.949 compare
- 165 Morocco 0.869 compare
- 166 Burundi 0.794 compare
- 167 Cote d'Ivoire 0.793 compare
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mozambique?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mozambique was 0.934 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.934 in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.276 in 1999.
- How does Mozambique rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Mozambique ranks 164th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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