Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Palau
Palau: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 6.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.61
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
47th
of 188 countries
All-time high
9.04
in 2021
All-time low
5.51
in 2017
Years of data
13
1998–2023
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Palau, 1998–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Palau stood at 6.61.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Palau peaked at 9.04 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.51, in 2017.
That places Palau 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.11 | — |
| 2004 | 6.06 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 6.02 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.99 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.47 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 6.27 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 5.51 | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 7.3 | +32.6% |
| 2019 | 6.68 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 6.57 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 9.04 | +37.6% |
| 2022 | 6.24 | -31.1% |
| 2023 | 6.61 | +6.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 6.61 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.39, 89% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Palau's 6.61 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.11 | 6.11 | 6.11 | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.02 | 5.99 | 6.06 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.45 | 5.51 | 7.3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.12 | 6.24 | 9.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 7 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections lexical 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Palau?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Palau was 6.61 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 9.04 in 2021.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.51 in 2017.
- How does Palau rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Palau ranks 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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