This map shows the density of nursing and midwifery personnel as the number of nurses/midwives per 10,000 population, in 2000 - 2009.
- World Nurses/Midwives Density: 28 per 10,000 population
- Number of Nurses/Midwives in the world: 17,548,75
Estimates of the numbers and density of the nurses/midwives (health workforce) refer to the active nurses/midwives - i.e. those currently participating in the health labour market. The data are derived from multiple sources, including national population censuses; labour-force and employment surveys; health-facility assessments; and routine administrative information systems.
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