Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Peru
Peru: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 2.74 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Peru, 1999–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 2.74 for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Peru peaked at 3.56 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.653, in 1999.
Peru ranks 116th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.653 | — |
| 2007 | 3.56 | +445.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3 | -63.4% |
| 2012 | 1.52 | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 2.21 | +44.9% |
| 2014 | 2.08 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 2.07 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.18 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 2.22 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.99 | +34.4% |
| 2019 | 2.11 | -29.4% |
| 2020 | 2.35 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 2.66 | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 2.7 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.74 | +1.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2.74 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 68% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2.74 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.51, 78% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +445.5% | 0.653 | 3.56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.653 | 0.653 | 0.653 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.43 | 1.3 | 3.56 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 1.52 | 2.99 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.61 | 2.35 | 2.74 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Peru?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Peru was 2.74 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 in 2007.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.653 in 1999.
- How does Peru rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Peru ranks 116th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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