Australia vs United States: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Australia
13.45 per 1,000 people
in 2022
United States
13.38 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
8th
United States rank
9th
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 13.45 per 1,000 people against 13.38 per 1,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and United States ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.05 per 1,000 people | 10.57 per 1,000 people | 0.4831 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 10.14 per 1,000 people | 10.38 per 1,000 people | 0.2447 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 11.84 per 1,000 people | 11.38 per 1,000 people | 0.467 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 13.39 per 1,000 people | 12.92 per 1,000 people | 0.4767 per 1,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 13.45 per 1,000 people against 13.38 per 1,000 people in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Australia and United States?
- 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for nurses and midwives?
- Australia ranks 8th and United States ranks 9th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.