Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in United States of America
United States of America: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) was 5.89 per 10,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.89 per 10,000 people
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
6 per 10,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
4.77 per 10,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Health worker density, by type of occupation in United States of America, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 10,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, health worker density, by type of occupation in United States of America stood at 5.89 per 10,000 people.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker density, by type of occupation in United States of America peaked at 6 per 10,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.77 per 10,000 people, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.77 per 10,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 5.75 per 10,000 people | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 5.77 per 10,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.78 per 10,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.8 per 10,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.8 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.78 per 10,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.83 per 10,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.85 per 10,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.89 per 10,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.89 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.93 per 10,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.96 per 10,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.98 per 10,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.95 per 10,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 6 per 10,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.97 per 10,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.98 per 10,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.95 per 10,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.93 per 10,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.93 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.94 per 10,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.93 per 10,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.89 per 10,000 people | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7 per 10,000 people | 4.77 per 10,000 people | 5.89 per 10,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.95 per 10,000 people | 5.89 per 10,000 people | 6 per 10,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.92 per 10,000 people | 5.89 per 10,000 people | 5.94 per 10,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More health data for United States of America
- Neonatal mortality rate 3.65 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 5.48 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 6.47 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 3.2 per 100,000 people (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 88 index (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 16.63 per 100,000 live births (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 98.8% (2023)
- Adolescent birth rate 0.2 per 1,000 people (2022)
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 3,073 (2024)
- Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health worker density, by type of occupation in United States of America?
- Health worker density, by type of occupation in United States of America was 5.89 per 10,000 people in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 6 per 10,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.77 per 10,000 people in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is health worker density, by type of occupation rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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