Japan vs United States: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Japan
12.98 per 1,000 people
in 2022
United States
13.38 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
10th
United States rank
9th
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 13.38 per 1,000 people against 12.98 per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and United States ranks 9th of 188 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.27 per 1,000 people | 10.95 per 1,000 people | 3.68 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 9.06 per 1,000 people | 10.39 per 1,000 people | 1.33 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 11.15 per 1,000 people | 11.2 per 1,000 people | 0.052 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2020s | 12.66 per 1,000 people | 12.86 per 1,000 people | 0.195 per 1,000 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 13.38 per 1,000 people against 12.98 per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Japan and United States?
- 0.4 per 1,000 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for nurses and midwives?
- Japan ranks 10th 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.