Community Health Workers (number) by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
622,079
China
Lowest
43
Grenada
Median
8,010
Years covered
47
1978–2024
Data points
337
What the numbers show
Community Health Workers (number) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 622,079 in China; the lowest is 43 in Grenada.
The median across all reporting countries is 8,010, and the mean is 68,848.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14,467.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 10,152.5%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 62.1%).
Community Health Workers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 622,079 | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 503,208 | 2023 | up 660.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 391,437 | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 223,801 | 2024 | up 2,775.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Uganda | 182,500 | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 148,713 | 2020 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 124,755 | 2024 | up 658.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Iran | 59,000 | 2024 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 9 | Rwanda | 58,567 | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 10 | United States | 58,550 | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 57,173 | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 12 | Kenya | 55,125 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 13 | Senegal | 52,185 | 2024 | up 10,152.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Nepal | 50,396 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 48,687 | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 19,722 | 2022 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 17 | Malawi | 16,321 | 2024 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 18 | Ghana | 15,820 | 2022 | up 198.9% | rising |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 13,966 | 2020 | up 2,367.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Chad | 8,519 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Togo | 7,500 | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 22 | Mozambique | 6,992 | 2022 | up 476.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Papua New Guinea | 6,690 | 2021 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,252 | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 25 | Eswatini | 3,200 | 2023 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 26 | Mali | 2,364 | 2024 | up 2,049.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Myanmar | 2,326 | 2015 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 2,107 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 30 | Botswana | 1,875 | 2024 | up 1,029.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Zambia | 1,710 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Gambia | 1,553 | 2022 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 33 | Jamaica | 1,106 | 2018 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 34 | Mauritius | 916 | 2022 | up 389.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Mongolia | 540 | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 36 | Panama | 536 | 2022 | up 248.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Belize | 230 | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 38 | Maldives | 224 | 2020 | down 62.1% | rising |
| 39 | Israel | 200 | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 40 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 48 | 2001 | up 182.4% | rising |
| 41 | Grenada | 43 | 2013 | down 4.4% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central African Republic 2,079