Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Togo

Togo: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 0.494 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.494
Change on year
up 28.0%
World rank
180th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.494
in 2022
All-time low
0.285
in 2008
Years of data
11
2004–2022

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Togo, 2004–2022

00.10.20.30.40.52004201320222004: 0.342007: 0.42008: 0.2852015: 0.2882016: 0.3032017: 0.4012018: 0.3922019: 0.4442020: 0.4842021: 0.3862022: 0.494

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Togo is 0.494, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Togo peaked at 0.494 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.285, in 2008.

That places Togo 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Togo, year by year

Annual values for Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Togo, 2004 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2004 0.34 —
2007 0.4 +17.6%
2008 0.285 -28.8%
2015 0.288 +1.1%
2016 0.303 +5.2%
2017 0.401 +32.3%
2018 0.392 -2.2%
2019 0.444 +13.3%
2020 0.484 +9.0%
2021 0.386 -20.2%
2022 0.494 +28.0%

Togo compared with similar countries

  • Togo's 0.494 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63, 30% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Togo's 0.494 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3417 0.285 0.4 3
2010s 0.3656 0.288 0.444 5
2020s 0.4547 0.386 0.494 3

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 177 Pakistan 0.52 compare
  2. 178 Papua New Guinea 0.508 compare
  3. 179 Malawi 0.507 compare
  4. 181 Senegal 0.424 compare
  5. 182 Guinea 0.421 compare
  6. 182 Niger 0.421 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Togo?
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Togo was 0.494 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 0.494 in 2022.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.285 in 2008.
How does Togo rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
Togo ranks 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Togo 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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Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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