What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Canada and Uzbekistan?

0.18 per 1,000 people, with Canada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uzbekistan?

28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.

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.

Canada vs Uzbekistan: Nurses and midwives

Canada

11.26 per 1,000 people

in 2023

Uzbekistan

11.08 per 1,000 people

in 2020

Canada rank

18th

Uzbekistan rank

19th

Nurses and midwives over time

Canada
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Canada currently reports 11.26 per 1,000 people against 11.08 per 1,000 people in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.18 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Canada ranks 18th and Uzbekistan ranks 19th of 188 countries.

Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.63 per 1,000 people	11.15 per 1,000 people	0.5184 per 1,000 people	Uzbekistan
2000s	9.09 per 1,000 people	10.93 per 1,000 people	1.84 per 1,000 people	Uzbekistan
2010s	9.6 per 1,000 people	11.26 per 1,000 people	1.66 per 1,000 people	Uzbekistan
2020s	10.08 per 1,000 people	11.08 per 1,000 people	1 per 1,000 people	Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses and midwives, Canada or Uzbekistan?: Canada, at 11.26 per 1,000 people against 11.08 per 1,000 people in Uzbekistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Canada and Uzbekistan?: 0.18 per 1,000 people, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uzbekistan?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Canada and Uzbekistan rank globally for nurses and midwives?: Canada ranks 18th and Uzbekistan ranks 19th 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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Indicator: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Unit: per 1,000 people
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.