Luxembourg vs United States: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Luxembourg
13.72 per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States
13.38 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
7th
United States rank
9th
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people) over time
- Luxembourg
- United States
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 13.72 per 1,000 people against 13.38 per 1,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.34 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 7th and United States ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4 per 1,000 people | 10.37 per 1,000 people | 2.97 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 9.84 per 1,000 people | 10.4 per 1,000 people | 0.5531 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 12.11 per 1,000 people | 11.38 per 1,000 people | 0.729 per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 13.27 per 1,000 people | 12.92 per 1,000 people | 0.3533 per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives, Luxembourg or United States?
- Luxembourg, at 13.72 per 1,000 people against 13.38 per 1,000 people in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives between Luxembourg and United States?
- 0.34 per 1,000 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United States?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and United States rank globally for nurses and midwives?
- Luxembourg ranks 7th 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.
Individual pages
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.