Nurses and midwives in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Nurses and midwives was 0.549 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nurses and midwives in Afghanistan, 2005–2023
Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.549 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2023.
That represents a change of up 115.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in Afghanistan peaked at 0.628 per 1,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.132 per 1,000 people, in 2015.
Afghanistan ranks 175th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.612 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2006 | 0.458 per 1,000 people | -25.2% |
| 2007 | 0.518 per 1,000 people | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.52 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.628 per 1,000 people | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 0.255 per 1,000 people | -59.4% |
| 2014 | 0.15 per 1,000 people | -41.2% |
| 2015 | 0.132 per 1,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.151 per 1,000 people | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 0.179 per 1,000 people | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 0.451 per 1,000 people | +152.0% |
| 2023 | 0.549 per 1,000 people | +21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5472 per 1,000 people | 0.458 per 1,000 people | 0.628 per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2197 per 1,000 people | 0.132 per 1,000 people | 0.451 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.549 per 1,000 people | 0.549 per 1,000 people | 0.549 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2175 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives in Afghanistan?
- Nurses and midwives in Afghanistan was 0.549 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.628 per 1,000 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.132 per 1,000 people in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for nurses and midwives?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.