Japan vs United States of America: Nurses and midwives
Japan
12.98 per 1,000 people
in 2022
United States of America
13.38 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
10th
United States of America rank
9th
Nurses and midwives over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America 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 of America ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 9th of 188 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.27 per 1,000 people | 10.95 per 1,000 people | 3.68 per 1,000 people | United States of America |
| 2000s | 9.06 per 1,000 people | 10.39 per 1,000 people | 1.33 per 1,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 11.15 per 1,000 people | 11.2 per 1,000 people | 0.052 per 1,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 12.66 per 1,000 people | 12.86 per 1,000 people | 0.195 per 1,000 people | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, 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 of America?
- 0.4 per 1,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for nurses and midwives?
- Japan ranks 10th and United States of America 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.