Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Oman
Oman: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 4.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.66
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
78th
of 188 countries
All-time high
4.7
in 2014
All-time low
2.35
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2022
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Oman, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Oman recorded 4.66 for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Oman peaked at 4.7 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.35, in 1990.
That places Oman 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.35 | — |
| 1995 | 2.85 | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 2.64 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 2.86 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 2.86 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.43 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 3.64 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 3.77 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.82 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.04 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 4.28 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 4.51 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 4.67 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 4.63 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.41 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.42 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 4.62 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 4.5 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.39 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.41 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.43 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.45 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.53 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.66 | +3.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 4.66 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.39, 63% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Oman's 4.66 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.65, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.71 | 2.35 | 2.86 | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.93 | 3.43 | 4.51 | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.52 | 4.39 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 | 4.45 | 4.66 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More reference data data for Oman
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0349 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0149 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0087 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Oman?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Oman was 4.66 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 2014.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 in 1990.
- How does Oman rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Oman ranks 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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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