Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in United States
United States: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 13.38 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in United States, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in United States is 13.38, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in United States peaked at 13.38 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.89, in 1995.
United States ranks 9th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.39 | — |
| 1991 | 10.68 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 10.74 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 10.9 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 11.14 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 7.89 | -29.2% |
| 1996 | 11.24 | +42.5% |
| 1997 | 11.12 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 11.22 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 10.38 | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 10.19 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 10.21 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 10.21 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.1 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.3 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 10.41 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 10.5 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.56 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.73 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 10.75 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.88 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 11 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 11.03 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 11 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 11.06 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.17 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.46 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 11.55 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.59 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.02 | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 12.34 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 13.03 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 13.38 | +2.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 13.38 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.39, 1.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +42.5% | 7.89 | 11.24 |
| 1995 | -29.2% | 11.14 | 7.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.57 | 7.89 | 11.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.38 | 10.88 | 13.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.92 | 12.34 | 13.38 | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in United States?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in United States was 13.38 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 13.38 in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.89 in 1995.
- How does United States rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- United States ranks 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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