Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Panama
Panama: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 3.35 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Panama, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Panama is 3.35, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Panama peaked at 3.76 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.969, in 1992.
Panama ranks 106th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 0.98 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.969 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.01 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.03 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.05 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.08 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.11 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.85 | +61.1% |
| 2002 | 1.93 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 2.21 | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 2 | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 2.02 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.01 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.23 | -39.0% |
| 2011 | 2.32 | +89.3% |
| 2013 | 2.94 | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 2.96 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.77 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 2.99 | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 3.09 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.08 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.21 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 3.54 | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 3.76 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 3.35 | -11.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 3.35 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.39, 45% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Panama's 3.35 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.51, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +89.3% | 1.23 | 2.32 |
| 2001 | +61.1% | 1.15 | 1.85 |
| 2010 | -39.0% | 2.01 | 1.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 | 0.969 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.85 | 2.21 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.73 | 1.23 | 3.21 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.55 | 3.35 | 3.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Panama?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Panama was 3.35 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 in 2021.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.969 in 1992.
- How does Panama rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Panama ranks 106th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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