Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Rwanda
Rwanda: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 1.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.11
Change on year
up 16.4%
World rank
156th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.19
in 2018
All-time low
0.413
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2022
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Rwanda, 2004–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.11 for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Rwanda peaked at 1.19 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.413, in 2004.
Rwanda ranks 156th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.413 | — |
| 2005 | 0.448 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.668 | +49.1% |
| 2009 | 0.66 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.641 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.908 | +41.7% |
| 2015 | 0.965 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.19 | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.937 | -21.0% |
| 2020 | 0.919 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.95 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.11 | +16.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.11 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9695, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.11 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14, 97% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5473 | 0.413 | 0.668 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9455 | 0.641 | 1.19 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9917 | 0.919 | 1.11 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 153 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.17 compare
- 154 Sierra Leone 1.16 compare
- 155 Congo 1.12 compare
- 157 Central African Republic 1.1 compare
- 158 Sudan 1.08 compare
- 159 Laos 1.03 compare
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Rwanda?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Rwanda was 1.11 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 in 2018.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.413 in 2004.
- How does Rwanda rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Rwanda ranks 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).