Nursing and midwifery personnel in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Nursing and midwifery personnel was 1,745 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Solomon Islands, 1999–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 1,745 for nursing and midwifery personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing and midwifery personnel in Solomon Islands peaked at 1,745 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 361, in 1999.
Solomon Islands ranks 160th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 361 | — |
| 2003 | 630 | +74.5% |
| 2005 | 694 | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 1,080 | +55.6% |
| 2011 | 967 | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 966 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,139 | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 1,413 | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 1,601 | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 1,745 | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 361 | 361 | 361 | 1 |
| 2000s | 801.33 | 630 | 1,080 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,121 | 966 | 1,413 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1,673 | 1,601 | 1,745 | 2 |
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More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -2.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing and midwifery personnel in Solomon Islands?
- Nursing and midwifery personnel in Solomon Islands was 1,745 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,745 in 2024.
- What is the lowest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 361 in 1999.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for nursing and midwifery personnel?
- Solomon Islands ranks 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing and midwifery personnel rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing and midwifery personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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