Health care - Regions β Practising nurses in Australia
Australia: Health care - Regions β Practising nurses was 12.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021. β² Rising
Health care - Regions β Practising nurses in Australia, 2013β2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2021, health care - regions β practising nurses in Australia stood at 12.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health care - regions β practising nurses in Australia peaked at 12.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2014.
Australia ranks 5th of 25 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 12.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 12.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 12.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 178,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,850 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health care - regions β practising nurses in Australia?
- Health care - regions β practising nurses in Australia was 12.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest health care - regions β practising nurses recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021.
- What is the lowest health care - regions β practising nurses recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for health care - regions β practising nurses?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 25 countries with data for 2021.
- Is health care - regions β practising nurses rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Health care - Regions β Practising nurses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p style="text-align: justify;">This dataset provides indicators on healthcare resources in large regions (TL2), and small regions (TL3) when data is available. Indicators include doctor, practising nurses, hospital beds and hospital discharges.</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Doctors</strong> (physicians) are usually generalists who assume responsibility for the provision of continuing care to individuals and families, or specialists such as paediatricians, obstetricians/gynaecologists, psychiatrists, medical specialists and surgical specialists. </li> <li><strong>Practising nurses</strong> provide services directly to patients, it includes: professional nurses, associate professional nurses, foreign nurses licensed to practice and actively practising in the country. It excludes midwives unless they work most of the time as nurses.</li> <li><strong>Hospital beds </strong>are all hospital beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. They include beds in all hospitals, including general hospitals, mental health and substance abuse hospitals, and other specialty hospitals; occupied and unoccupied beds.</li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">The three indicators above are measured per 1 000 inhabitants.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Hospital discharge</strong> is the formal release of a patient from a hospital, here for all causes of diseases (A00-Z99) and all hospitals. It includes discharges from all hospitals, including general hospitals (HP.1.1), mental health hospitals (HP.1.2), and other specialised hospitals (HP.1.3) ; Deaths in hospital ; Transfers to another hospital ; Discharges of healthy newborns. This indicator is measured per 100 000 inhabitants.</li> </ul> <p>Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_hlth) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>