Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Pakistan
Pakistan: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 0.52 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Pakistan, 1992–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Pakistan is 0.52, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Pakistan peaked at 0.895 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 1992.
Pakistan ranks 177th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.3 | — |
| 1993 | 0.306 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.315 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.316 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.335 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.354 | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.376 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.388 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.388 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.394 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.419 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.48 | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.492 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.504 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.381 | -24.4% |
| 2012 | 0.395 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.478 | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 0.421 | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.436 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.451 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.557 | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 0.895 | +60.7% |
| 2019 | 0.453 | -49.4% |
| 2021 | 0.52 | +14.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.52 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.52 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.65, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +60.7% | 0.557 | 0.895 |
| 2019 | -49.4% | 0.895 | 0.453 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3362 | 0.3 | 0.388 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4346 | 0.388 | 0.492 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4971 | 0.381 | 0.895 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Pakistan?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Pakistan was 0.52 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.895 in 2018.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1992.
- How does Pakistan rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Pakistan ranks 177th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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