Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 11.08 per 1,000 people in 2020. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2020)
11.08 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
19th
of 188 countries
All-time high
11.86 per 1,000 people
in 1992
All-time low
10.26 per 1,000 people
in 1994
Years of data
28
1990–2020

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Uzbekistan, 1990–2020

02.557.51012.51990200520201990: 11.4 per 1,000 people1991: 11.8 per 1,000 people1992: 11.9 per 1,000 people1993: 11.8 per 1,000 people1994: 10.3 per 1,000 people1995: 10.5 per 1,000 people1996: 10.9 per 1,000 people1997: 11 per 1,000 people1998: 10.9 per 1,000 people1999: 10.9 per 1,000 people2000: 10.9 per 1,000 people2001: 10.9 per 1,000 people2002: 10.8 per 1,000 people2003: 10.8 per 1,000 people2004: 10.7 per 1,000 people2005: 11 per 1,000 people2006: 10.8 per 1,000 people2007: 10.9 per 1,000 people2008: 11.2 per 1,000 people2009: 11.2 per 1,000 people2010: 11.4 per 1,000 people2011: 11.5 per 1,000 people2012: 11.5 per 1,000 people2013: 11.4 per 1,000 people2014: 11.4 per 1,000 people2018: 11 per 1,000 people2019: 10.6 per 1,000 people2020: 11.1 per 1,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Uzbekistan recorded 11.08 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2020.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Uzbekistan peaked at 11.86 per 1,000 people in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.26 per 1,000 people, in 1994.

That places Uzbekistan 19th out of 188 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.15 per 1,000 people 10.26 per 1,000 people 11.86 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 10.93 per 1,000 people 10.71 per 1,000 people 11.22 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 11.26 per 1,000 people 10.61 per 1,000 people 11.49 per 1,000 people 7
2020s 11.08 per 1,000 people 11.08 per 1,000 people 11.08 per 1,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Uzbekistan

  1. 17 Austria 11.28 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 18 Canada 11.26 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 20 Belarus 10.82 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 21 Slovenia 10.56 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 22 Antigua and Barbuda 9.65 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Uzbekistan?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Uzbekistan was 11.08 per 1,000 people in 2020, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Uzbekistan?
The highest recorded value was 11.86 per 1,000 people in 1992.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Uzbekistan?
The lowest recorded value was 10.26 per 1,000 people in 1994.
How does Uzbekistan rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Uzbekistan ranks 19th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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